154 Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce

Syn.: P. officinale All.

This species is widely distributed in Eurasia. Two E. Asiatic varieties are also mapped, viz. var. maximowiczii (F. Schmidt) Koidz. and var. pluriflorum (Miq.) Ohwi. Further, var. thunbergii (Morr. & Decne) Hara grows in the mountains of Honshu, Japan. Cf. also Meusel et al. 1965, map p. 99.