Asparagaceae
Hosta

Hosta plantaginea (Lam.) Asch.

First published in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 21: 53 (1863)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

China North-Central, Manchuria

Native to:

China South-Central, China Southeast

Introduced into:

Czechoslovakia, Japan, Korea, Pennsylvania, Romania, South European Russi, Uzbekistan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Czerepanov, S.K. (1995). Vascular Plants of Russia and Adjacent States (The Former USSR): 1-516. Cambridge University Press.
  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
  • Merkodovich, N.A. (ed.) (1941). Flora Uzbekistana 1: 1-566. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan (in English): 1-1067. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
  • Schmid, W.G. (1991). The Genus Hosta Giboshi Zoku: 1-428. B.T.Batsford Ltd., London.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Zonneveld, B.J.M. & Van Iren, F. (2001). Genome size and pollon viablility as taxonomic criteria: application to the genus Hosta. Plant Biology (Stuttgart, Germany) 2: 176-185.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
  • Merkodovich, N.A. (ed.) (1941). Flora Uzbekistana 1: 1-566. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan (in English): 1-1067. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
  • Shevtsov, V. (2022). Personal Communication on South European Russia. 1.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170040 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170043 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170041 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170051 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170048 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170035 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170039 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170045 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002170054 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170057 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170038 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170046 Yes
[Gauan] [s.n.] K002170050 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170036 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170034 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170033 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002170049 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170053 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170047 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002170052 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170059 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170061 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170042 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170063 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170060 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170056 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K002170064 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170037 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170062 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170044 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170058 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002170055 Yes
Bauman, R.C. [RCB-157] United States K002170032 Yes
Taquet, E.J. [1016] Korea, North Saussurea japonica K000786461 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images