Plant Details

Accepted name:: Polygonatum odoratum var. pluriflorum (Miq.) Ohwi [Asparagaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies of:: Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce
Infraspecies:: 3

Polygonatum odoratum var. maximowiczii (F.Schmidt) Koidz.

Polygonatum odoratum var. odoratum

Polygonatum odoratum var. thunbergii (C.Morren & Decne.) H.Hara

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
fragrant solomon’s seal rhizome	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
polygonati odorati rhizoma	Pharmaceutical	Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002)
rhizoma polygonati odorati	Pharmaceutical	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
yu zhu	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
rhizome	dried rhizome	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
rhizome		Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 8 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Polygonatum japonicum var. variegatum Nakai Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 38: 299 (1924).
Polygonatum odoratum var. macranthum (Hook.f.) H.Hara J. Jap. Bot. 6: 395 (1892).
Polygonatum odoratum var. quelpaertense (Ohwi) H.Hara J. Jap. Bot. 20: 99 (1943).
Polygonatum officinale var. macranthum (Hook.f.) Hua J. Bot. (Morot) 6: 395 (1892).
Polygonatum officinale var. pluriflorum Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 148 (1867).
Polygonatum planifilum Kitag. & Hir.Takah. J. Jap. Bot. 46: 307 (1971).
Polygonatum quelpaertense Ohwi J. Jap. Bot. 13: 443 (1937).
Polygonatum vulgare var. macranthum Hook.f. Bot. Mag. 100: t. 6133 (1874).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce var. pluriflorum (Miq.) Ohwi	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Polygonatum odoratum (Miller) Druce var. pluriflorum Orwi	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Polygonatum odoratum Druce var. pluriflorum Ohwi	Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002)

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