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Amana (plant)

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This article is about a genus of bulbous plants related to tulips. For other uses, see Amana. Species of plant

Amana
Amana edulis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Amana
Honda
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. As of March 2024 the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognizes six species, three of which were formerly placed in the genus Tulipa:

Image Scientific Name Distribution
Amana anhuiensis (X.S.Shen) Christenh., syn. Tulipa anhuiensis X.S.Shen China (Anhui)
Amana edulis (Miq.) Honda, syn. Tulipa edulis (Miq.) Baker China, Japan, and Korea
Amana erythronioides (Baker) D.Y.Tan & D.Y.Hong, syn. Tulipa erythronioides Baker China (Anhui, Zhejiang) and Japan (Musashi, Ise, Mie).
Amana kuocangshanica D.Y.Tan & D.Y.Hong China (Zhejiang)
Amana baohuaensis B.X.Han, Long Wang & G.Y.Lu China (Jiangsu)
Amana wanzhensis Lu Q.Huang, B.X.Han & K.Zhang China (Anhui)

References

  1. ^ "Amana", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 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, retrieved 2024-03-02

Bibliography

Taxon identifiers
Amana


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