| H.Hara 1969 | H.Li 1984, 1986 | A.Takatajan 1983 | ||
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| Paris | taxonomy | genus Paris | genus Paris, subgenus Paris | genus Paris |
| rhizome | slender, creeping | short and thick (Axiparis) *or* long and slender (Paris) | slender, creeping | |
| sepals | 3-5, green | |||
| ovary | roundish
4-5 locules few ovules |
4-10 locules with axilary placentation |
roundish, without an apical transverse rim | |
| stigma | slender | slender | ||
| fruit | indehiscent berry | indehiscent berry | indehiscent berry, poison, blue-black | |
| chromosome number | 2n=10,15,20 | |||
| seeds | with or without imperfect aril | without sarcotesta (aril) | ||
| taxa | P. quadrifolia, P. verticillata, P. incompleta, P. tetraphylla |
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| Kinugasa | taxonomy | genus Paris, subgenus Kinugasa | genus Paris, subgenus Paris, section Kinugasa | genus Kinugasa |
| rhizome | very thick | short and very thick | ||
| sepals | 7-10 white, petaloid | 7-10 white | ||
| ovary | roundish with disk at the top
6-10 locules many ovules |
4-10 locules with axilary placentation |
angular, truncate and depressed apically | |
| stigma | slender | slender | ||
| fruit | indehiscent berry | indehiscent berry | indehiscent berry; edible, dark putple | |
| chromosome number | 2n=40 | |||
| seed | without aril | without sarcotesta (aril) | ||
| stamens | 2x sepals | |||
| Daiswa | taxonomy | genus Paris, subgenus Daiswa | genus Paris, subgenus Daiswa | genus Daiswa |
| rhizome | thick | thick | thick or very thick | |
| sepals | 3-9 | |||
| ovary | angular
numerous ovules |
unilocular with >4 parietal placentas |
angular, truncate with apical transverse rim | |
| stigma | short, thick | thick | ||
| fruit | dehiscent capsule | dehiscent capsule | fleshy loculicidal capsule | |
| seeds | enclosed by a scarlet juicy coat | enclosed by juicy red aril | scarlet and juicy sarcotesta | |
| chromosome number | 2n=10,20 | |||
| taxa | P. delavayi, P. polyphylla, P. fargesii, P. thibetica, P. appendiculata, P. stenophylla, P. marmorata, P. brachystemon, P. chinensis |
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