| Paris polyphylla |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Monocots |
| Order: |
Liliales |
| Family: |
Melanthiaceae |
| Genus: |
Paris |
| Species: |
P. polyphylla |
| Binomial name |
Paris polyphylla
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| Synonyms |
- Daiswa polyphylla (Sm.) Raf.
- Paris daiswus Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
- Paris debeauxii H.Lév.
- Paris biondii Pamp.
- Paris taitungensis S.S.Ying
- Paris kwantungensis R.H.Miao
- Paris chinensis Franch., syn of var. chinensis
- Daiswa chinensis (Franch.) Takht., syn of var. chinensis
- Paris formosana Hayata, syn of var. chinensis
- Paris brachysepala Pamp., syn of var. chinensis
- Paris bockiana Diels, syn of var. stenophylla
- Paris lancifolia Hayata, syn of var. stenophylla
- Paris hamifer H.Lév., syn of var. stenophylla
- Paris arisanensis Hayata, syn of var. stenophylla
- Daiswa bockiana (Diels) Takht., syn of var. stenophylla
- Daiswa lancifolia (Hayata) Takht., syn of var. stenophylla
- Paris yunnanensis Franch., syn of var. yunnanensis
- Daiswa yunnanensis (Franch.) Takht., syn of var. yunnanensis
- Paris christii H.Lév., syn of var. yunnanensis
- Paris franchetiana H.Lév., syn of var. yunnanensis
- Paris mercieri H.Lév., syn of var. yunnanensis
- Paris cavaleriei H.Lév. & Vaniot, syn of var. yunnanensis
- Paris gigas H.Lév. & Vaniot, syn of var. yunnanensis
- Paris aprica H.Lév., syn of var. yunnanensis
- Paris pinfaensis H.Lév., syn of var. yunnanensis
- Paris atrata H.Lév., syn of var. yunnanensis
- Daiswa birmanica Takht., syn of var. yunnanensis
- Paris birmanica (Takht.) H.Li & Noltie, syn of var. yunnanensis
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Paris polyphylla is a species of flowering plant native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Indochina. It produces spider-like flowers that throw out long, thread-like, yellowish green petals throughout most of the warm summer months and into the autumn. In the fall, the flowers are followed by small, scarlet berries. It is a perennial, which slowly spreads, is fully hardy in Britain, and survives in leafy, moist soil in either complete or partial shade.
This plant usually grows up to 90 cm (3 ft) high and spreads out about 30 cm (1 ft) wide. Its leaves grow in a single whorl below a flower growing in two whorls. According to Fayaz, there can be as many as twenty-two leaves in the whorl, a number exceeded only by some Equisetum species. This same source states that the tepals can number up to fourteen.
It is used as an ornamental plant for woodland gardens or for planting under deciduous trees.