Polianthes
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| Polianthes | |
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| Polianthes tuberosa | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| clade: | Angiosperms |
| clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Polianthes L. |
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Polianthes geminiflora |
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Bravoa Lex. |
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Polianthes (
/ˌpɒliˈænθiːz/)[4] is a genus of plants in family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae.[5] 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.[5]
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[edit] Selected species
- Polianthes geminiflora (La Llave & Lex.) Rose
- Polianthes howardii Verh.-Will.
- Polianthes longiflora Rose
- Polianthes tuberosa L. – Tuberose[1][2]
[edit] 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)[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Species Records Polianthes". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?9678. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
- ^ a b c "Polianthes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=500632. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ^ "Polianthes L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-01-19. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?9678. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
- ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
- ^ a b Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards), Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Agavoideae, http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/orders/asparagalesweb.htm#Agavaceae, retrieved 2011-05-17
[edit] External links
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Data related to Polianthes at Wikispecies
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