Hosta ventricosa, the blue plantain lily, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to southeast and south-central China, and introduced to the eastern United States.[2][1] It reproduces by pseudogamous apomixis.[3]

Hosta ventricosa
Close-up of flowers
In the wild in China
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Hosta
Species:
H. ventricosa
Binomial name
Hosta ventricosa
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Bryocles ventricosa Salisb.
    • Funkia caerulea (Andrews) Sweet
    • Funkia lanceolata Siebold ex Miq.
    • Funkia latifolia Miq.
    • Funkia marginata Siebold ex Miq.
    • Funkia ovata Spreng.
    • Funkia spathulata Siebold ex Miq.
    • Funkia viridimarginata Siebold ex Miq.
    • Hosta caerulea (Andrews) Tratt.
    • Hosta miquelii Moldenke
    • Niobe caerulea (Andrews) Nash
    • Saussurea caerulea (Andrews) Salisb.
    • Hemerocallis caerulea Andrews

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hosta ventricosa Stearn". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Hosta ventricosa blue plantain lily". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021. Other common names; ... murasaki-giboshi, Savannah wood. Synonyms; Hosta coerulea var. latifolia, Hosta coerulea
  3. ^ Cao, G.-X.; Xie, T.; Wu, B.-X.; Yang, C.-P. (2015). "Floral sex allocation and reproductive success within inflorescences of Hosta ventricosa, a pseudogamous apomict". Journal of Plant Ecology. 8 (2): 142–153. doi:10.1093/jpe/rtv010.