Chelidonium Linnaeus. Subfamily: Chelidonioideae. Common name: Greater-celandine.
A genus of 3-4 species, perennial herbs, of temperate Eurasia and e. North America. Peng et al. (2024) combined Stylophorum and Chelidonium, as the recognition of Stylophorum renders Chelidonium paraphyletic..
References: Kadereit (1993) In Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Kiger (1997) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997). Show full citations.
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