Streptolirion volubile
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| Streptolirion volubile | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Commelinaceae |
| Subfamily: | Commelinoideae |
| Tribe: | Tradescantieae |
| Subtribe: | Streptoliriinae |
| Genus: | Streptolirion |
| Species: | S. volubile |
| Binomial name | |
| Streptolirion volubile | |
Streptolirion volubile is a species of climbing monocotyledonous flowering plants in the dayflower family. It has a broad distribution in Asia, from the Russian Far East and Korea through China to Indochina and the Himalayas.[1]
Three subdivisions are accepted.[1]
- Streptolirion volubile var. angustifolia Aver. – Vietnam
- Streptolirion volubile subsp. khasianum (C.B.Clarke) D.Y.Hong – eastern Himalaya to south-central China and Vietnam. It is a stronger climber than subsp. volubile and covered with erect brown hairs.[2]
- Streptolirion volubile subsp. volubile – Russian Far East and Korea through China to Indochina and the Himalayas.
