Theropogon

Himalayan theropogon
Botanical drawing of Theropogon pallidus, 1875
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Convallarioideae
Genus: Theropogon
Maxim.
Species:
T. pallidus
Binomial name
Theropogon pallidus
(Wall. ex Kunth) Maxim.
Synonyms
  • Ophiopogon pallidus Wall. ex Kunth
  • Ophiopogon minor Royle, without description
  • Ophiopogon mollis Royle, without description

Theropogon is a genus of plants in the Convallarioideae. It contains only one known species, Theropogon pallidus, native to Tibet, Yunnan, and the Himalayas (northern and eastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar).

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