Metanarthecium Explained

Metanarthecium is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants native to eastern Asia. Its only known species is Metanarthecium luteoviride, known from Japan, Korea, and the Kuril Islands.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Two varieties are recognized:^[1]

• Metanarthecium luteoviride var. luteoviride - Japan, Korea, and the Kuril Islands
• Metanarthecium luteoviride var. nutans Masam. - Yakushima

External links

• Mitomori, のぎらん　（芒蘭）　Metanarthecium luteoviride 多年草 【ゆり科のぎらん属】 　分布地　全国 photo; caption in Japanese

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. apps.kew.org. en-GB. 2017-01-24.
2. Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan (in English): 1-1067. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
3. Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1987). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 2: 1-448. Nauka, Leningrad.
4. Czerepanov, S.K. (1995). Vascular Plants of Russia and Adjacent States (The Former USSR): 1-516. Cambridge University Press.
5. Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
6. Govaerts, R., Wilkin, P. & Saunders, R.M.K. (2007). World Checklist of Dioscoreales. Yams and their allies: 1-65. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.