Amana (plant)
This article is about a genus of bulbous plants related to tulips. For other uses, see Amana.
| Amana | |
|---|---|
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| Amana edulis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Genus: | Amana Honda[1] |
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]
- Amana anhuiensis (X.S.Shen) Christenh., syn. Tulipa anhuiensis X.S.Shen
- Amana edulis (Miq.) Honda, syn. Tulipa edulis (Miq.) Baker
- Amana erythronioides (Baker) D.Y.Tan & D.Y.Hong, syn. Tulipa erythronioides Baker
- Amana kuocangshanica D.Y.Tan & D.Y.Hong
References
- 1 2 "Amana", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-06-11
- ↑ Honda, Masaji. 1935. Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan 6:20
- ↑ Search for "Amana", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-06-11
Bibliography
- Clennett, John C. B.; Chase, Mark W.; Forest, Félix; Maurin, Olivier; Wilkin, Paul (December 2012). "Phylogenetic systematics of Erythronium (Liliaceae): morphological and molecular analyses". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 170 (4): 504–528. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01302.x.
- Tan, Dun-Yan; Zhang, Zhen; Li, Xin-Rong; Hong De-Yuan, De-Yuan (2005). "Restoration of the genus Amana Honda (Liliaceae) based on a cladistic analysis of morphological characters" (PDF). Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica (in Chinese). 43 (3): 262–270. doi:10.1360/aps040106. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
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