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June 2025

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Veratrum nigrum L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 1044 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000751755.

Synonyms of Veratrum nigrum L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Helonias nigra (L.) Ker Gawl. J. Sci. Arts (London) 1: 184 (1816) wfo-0000654677
Melanthium nigrum (L.) Thunb. Melanthio : 8 (1797) wfo-0000688790
Veratrum nigrum subsp. ussuriense (O.Loes.) Vorosch. Florist. Issl. Razn. Raionakh SSSR : 158 (1985) wfo-0000751460
Veratrum bracteatum Batalin Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 13: 106 (1893) wfo-0000751730
Veratrum ussuriense (O.Loes.) Nakai Rep. Inst. Sci. Res. Manchoukuo 1: 335 (1937) wfo-0000751764
Veratrum purpureum Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 214 (1796) wfo-0000751766
Veratrum nigrum var. ussuriense O.Loes. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 70 (1927) wfo-0000771848
Veratrum nigrum var. microcarpum Loes. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 26: 8 (1928) wfo-0000910347