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Hosta Tratt.

This genus name was first published in Arch. Gewächsk. Leopold Trattinick 1: 55 (1812)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000018320.

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Synonyms of Hosta

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Funkia Spreng. Anleit. Kenntn. Gew. , ed. 2, 2(1): 246 (1817) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000015128

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Hosta:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta apoiensis Nakai ex Miyabe & Kudô J. Fac. Agric., Sapporo xxvi. 315 (1932), in syn. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001280064
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta caerulea f. undulata (Otto & A.Dietr.) Matsum. Index Pl. Jap. 2: 199 1905 — wfo-0000772762
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta erromena Stearn in L.H.Bailey Gentes Herbarum ii. 438 (1932). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000662946
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta helonioides F.Maek. J. Jap. Bot. 13: 895 (1937) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000663021
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta helonioides f. albopicta F.Maek. J. Jap. Bot. 13: 896 1937 — wfo-0000772756
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta japonica (Thunb.) Asch. Fl. Nordostdeut. Flachl. : 133 (1898) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000771611
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta japonica f. undulata (Otto & A.Dietr.) Voss Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3 1: 1076 1896 — wfo-0000772761
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta japonica var. fortis L.H.Bailey Gentes Herbarum 3: 132. 1930 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000772766
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta laevigata W.G.Schmid Gen. Hosta : 316 (1991) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000663141
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta lancifolia (Thunb.) Engl. Nat. Pflanzenfam. 2(5): 40 (1887) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000663152
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta lancifolia var. fortis (L.H.Bailey) Stearn Gard. Chron. III, 90: 48 1931 — wfo-0000772767
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta longipedicellata Seiko Fujii & Yahara PhytoKeys 235: 174 2023 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000056904
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta microcalycina Pav. ex Moldenke Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 40: 173. 1936 In synon Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001417667
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta minazukiflora Seiko Fujii & Yahara PhytoKeys 235: 168 2023 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000056864
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta nigrescens (Makino) F.Maek. J. Jap. Bot. 13: 901 (1937) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000663276
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta nigrescens f. elatior F.Maek. J. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo, Sect. 3, Bot. 5: 355 1940 — wfo-0000772682
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta ovata Spring – — wfo-0001073302
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta polyneuronoides Yahara & Seiko Fujii PhytoKeys 235: 163 2023 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000056862
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta rohdeifolia F.Maek. J. Jap. Bot. 13: 897. 1937 (1937) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000663385
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta rohdeifolia f. viridis F.Maek. J. Fac. Agr. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. Sapporo 5: 407 1940 — wfo-0000771878
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta sacra F.Maek. J. Jap. Bot. 14: 47 (1938) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000663416
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta samukazemontana Seiko Fujii & Yahara PhytoKeys 235: 177 2023 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000056866
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta scabrinervia (N.Fujita & M.N.Tamura) Yahara & Seiko Fujii PhytoKeys 235: 165 2023 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000056863
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta sieboldiana var. nigrescens Makino Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 16: 173. 1902 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000771880
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta sieboldii f. lancifolia (Miq.) H.Hara J. Jap. Bot. 59: 179 (1984) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000663545
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta takiminazukiflora Seiko Fujii & Yahara PhytoKeys 235: 170 2023 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000056865
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta takiminazukiflora subsp. grandis Seiko Fujii & Yahara PhytoKeys 235: 173 2023 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200068846
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta tardiva subsp. densinervia (N.Fujita & M.N.Tamura) Yahara & Seiko Fujii PhytoKeys 235: 161 2023 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200068845
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta undulata (Otto & A.Dietr.) L.H.Bailey Gentes Herbarum 1: 133 (1923) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000663750
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta undulata var. albomarginata F.Maek. J. Jap. Bot. 12: 506. 1936 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000772764
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta undulata var. decolorans F.Maek. J. Jap. Bot. 12: 507. 1936 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000772765
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta undulata var. erromena (Stearn ex L.H.Bailey) F.Maek. J. Jap. Bot. 12: 506. 1936 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000771879
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta undulata var. univittata (Miq.) Hyl. Acta Horti Berg. 16: 399 1954 — wfo-0000772711
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta univittata (Miq.) Grey Hardy Bulbs 3: 303. 1938 (1938) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000772768
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Hosta viridis (Siebold ex Miq.) Koidz. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 5: 39 (1936) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000663783