Amana edulis

Amana edulis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Genus:	Amana
Species:	A. edulis
Binomial name
	Amana edulis; (Miq.) Honda
Synonyms
	Orithyia edulis Miq.; Tulipa edulis (Miq.) Baker; Ornithogalum edule Siebold; Orithyia oxypetala A.Gray 1856, illegitimate homonym not D. Don 1835; Tulipa graminifolia Baker; Gagea argyi H.Lév.; Gagea hypoxioides H.Lév.; Gagea coreana H.Lév.; Amana graminifolia (Baker) A.D.Hall;

Amana edulis (formerly Tulipa edulis) is a flowering bulb that is native to China, Japan, and Korea.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Amana edulis is a bulb-forming perennial up to 25 cm tall. flowers are white, streaked with purlish-red.^[2] The bulbs are edible and some cases can be used medicinally.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Amana edulis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-06-11
^ ^a ^b Flora of China, Vol. 24 Page 124 老鸦瓣 lao ya ban Tulipa edulis (Miquel) Baker
^ Honda, Masaji 1935. Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan 6: 20
^ Plants for a Future database

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[WCSP-1] "Amana edulis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-06-11

[amypond-2] Flora of China, Vol. 24 Page 124 老鸦瓣 lao ya ban Tulipa edulis (Miquel) Baker

[3] Honda, Masaji 1935. Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan 6: 20

[4] Plants for a Future database

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