Seal of Solomon (plant)

See also: Seal of Solomon

The seals of Solomon form the kind Polygonatum . They are plants of the family of the Convallariacée S, formerly attached to the Liliacée S. last work in phylogeny incorporate Convallariacées in the families of the Ruscacée S.

Description

They are rhizomateuses plants: the underground stem lengthens each year. In April, an air stem develops to reach a height of approximately 70 cm. The scar left by the faded air stem leaves a mark mimant a seal in particular that of Solomon on the Rhizome which is permanent for him.

The stems are round or angular. The sheets are alternate or verticillate, the flowers are solitary or by groups with the armpit of the sheets, the tubulous corolla ends in 6 small lobes.

Principal species of the kind Polygonatum

On the whole there is an about sixty species in the world.

Nds-nl: Mound-put-keunen

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