Polianthes
| Polianthes | |
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| Polianthes tuberosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Polianthes L. |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Polianthes /ˌpɒliˈænθiːz/[3] is a genus of plants in family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae.[4] It includes tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa), a plant that is commonly used in perfume making. Both Polianthes and the related genus Manfreda are included in Agave by some sources.[4]
List of species
As of March 2014, 18 species are accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families:[1] All the species are endemic to Mexico although Polianthes tuberosa has become naturalized in other places.
- Polianthes bicolor E.Solano, Camacho & García-Mend. - Oaxaca
- Polianthes densiflora (B.L.Rob. & Fernald) Shinners - Chihuahua
- Polianthes durangensis Rose - Durango, Nayarit
- Polianthes elongata Rose - Guerrero
- Polianthes geminiflora (Lex.) Rose - central and southern Mexico
- Polianthes howardii Verh.-Will. - Jalisco, Colima
- Polianthes longiflora Rose - Jalisco, Michoacán
- Polianthes michoacana M.Cedano, Delgad. & Enciso - Michoacán
- Polianthes montana Rose - Nayarit
- Polianthes multicolor E.Solano & Dávila - Guanajuato
- Polianthes nelsonii Rose - Durango
- Polianthes oaxacana García-Mend. & E.Solano - Oaxaca
- Polianthes palustris Rose - Durango, Nayarit
- Polianthes platyphylla Rose - Durango, Zacatecas, Jalisco
- Polianthes pringlei Rose - central and southern Mexico
- Polianthes sessiliflora (Hemsl.) Rose - Jalisco, San Luis Potosí
- Polianthes tuberosa L. - central and southern Mexico; widely cultivated as an ornamental and naturalized in Central America, West Indies, Peru, Seychelles, Turkey, Polynesia, Micronesia, Rwanda
- Polianthes zapopanensis E.Solano & Ríos-Gómez - Jalisco
Formerly placed here
- Manfreda longiflora (Rose) Verh.-Will. (as P. runyonii Shinners)
- Manfreda maculosa (Hook.) Rose (as P. maculosa (Hook.) Shinners)
- Manfreda variegata (Jacobi) Rose (as P. variegata (Jacobi) Shinners)
- Manfreda virginica (L.) Shinners (as P. lata (Shinners) Shinners and P. virginica (L.) Shinners)
References
- 1 2 "Polianthes", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2014-03-19
- ↑ "Polianthes L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
- ↑ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
- 1 2 Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Agavoideae, retrieved 2011-05-17
External links
Media related to Polianthes at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Polianthes at Wikispecies
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