Biology:Amana (plant)

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Short description: Species of plant

Amana
Amana edulis Amana02.jpg
Amana edulis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Amana
Honda[1]
Type species
Amana edulis

Amana is a small genus of flowering bulbs in the lily family, closely related to tulips and included in Tulipa by some authors. Amana is found in China , Japan and Korea.[1][2] (As of June 2012) the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognizes four species, three of which were formerly placed in the genus Tulipa:[3]

Image Scientific Name Distribution
皖鬱金香 Tulipa anhuiensis -澳洲 Garden of St Erth, Australia- (11007317064).jpg Amana anhuiensis (X.S.Shen) Christenh., syn. Tulipa anhuiensis X.S.Shen China(Anhui)
Amana edulis Amana in Ibukiyama 2003-3-30.jpg Amana edulis (Miq.) Honda, syn. Tulipa edulis (Miq.) Baker China, Japan, and Korea
Amana latifolia 1.JPG Amana erythronioides (Baker) D.Y.Tan & D.Y.Hong, syn. Tulipa erythronioides Baker China (Anhui, Zhejiang) and Japan (Musashi, Ise).
Amana kuocangshanica D.Y.Tan & D.Y.Hong China (Zhejiang)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Amana", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=298507, retrieved 2012-06-11 
  2. Honda, Masaji. 1935. Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan 6:20
  3. Search for "Amana", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/, retrieved 2012-06-11 

Bibliography

Wikidata ☰ Q4739493 entry