Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2505)
Phylum: Magnoliophyta (2404)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2036)
Order: Liliales (113)
Family: Melanthiaceae (3) (family description)
Genus: Paris (1)
Epithet: polyphylla Sm. (1)
Variety: yunnanensis (Franch.) Hand.-Mazz.
Synonyms: Daiswa birmanica Takht., Paris aprica H.Lév.
birmanica => from Burma (Myanmar)
polyphylla => many leaved
yunnanensis => pertaining to Yunnan, a province of south-west China