''Nomocharis'' is a
genus of flowering plants in the family
Liliaceae. It consists of about 7 species native to
montane regions of western
China
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,
Myanmar
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, and northern
India. They are similar to ''
Lilium'', with one of the more obvious differences being the flowers being more shallow or sometimes flat.
Taxonomy
The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, , considers ''Nomocharis'' a separate genus in its own right, however some authorities consider ''Nomocharis'' to be embedded within ''Lilium'', rather than treat it as a separate genus. Including
Kew and
United States Department of Agriculture and the
Agricultural Research Service
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the principal in-house research agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). ARS is one of four agencies in USDA's Research, Education and Economics mission area. ARS is charged with ext ...
on 13 July 2010.
Species
The
World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepted 10 species :
* ''
Nomocharis aperta''
( Franch.) W.W.Sm.
Sir William Wright Smith FRS FRSE FLS VMH LLD (2 February 1875 Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire – 15 December 1956) was a Scottish botanist and horticulturalist.
Life
He was born at Parkend farm near Lochmaben in Dumfriesshire, the son of James T. S ...
& W.E.Evans
* ''
Nomocharis basilissa''
Farrer Farrer may refer to
People
* Alisha Farrer (born 1943), Australian actress and model
* Austin Farrer (1904–1968), English theologian, philosopher, and friend of C. S. Lewis
* Buster Farrer (1936-), South African cricketer
* Claude Farrer (1862 ...
ex W.E.Evans
* ''
Nomocharis farreri''
(W.E.Evans) Cox
* ''
Nomocharis georgei''
W.E.Evans
* ''
Nomocharis gongshanensis''
Y.D.Gao & X.J.He
* ''
Nomocharis meleagrina''
Franch.
* ''
Nomocharis oxypetala''
(D.Don
David Don (21 December 1799 – 15 December 1841) was a Scottish botanist.
Biography
David Don was born on 21 December 1799 at Doo Hillock, Forfar, Angus, Scotland to Caroline Clementina Stuart, and her husband George Don of Forfar. His olde ...
) E.H.Wilson
* ''
Nomocharis pardanthina''
Franch.
* ''
Nomocharis saluenensis''
Balf.f.
Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour, KBE, FRS, FRSE (31 March 1853 – 30 November 1922) was a Scottish botanist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Glasgow from 1879 to 1885, Sherardian Professor of Botany at the University of Oxf ...
* ''
Nomocharis synaptica''
Sealy
References
Bibliography
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Liliaceae
Liliaceae genera
Taxa named by Adrien René Franchet
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