Kingdom Plantae Clade Monocots Subfamily Agavoideae Higher classification Agavoideae Order Asparagales | Clade Angiosperms Family Asparagaceae Scientific name Polianthes Rank Genus | |
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Similar Tuberose, Agavoideae, Manfreda, Furcraea, Triteleia | ||
Polianthes /ˌpɒliˈænθiːz/ is a genus of plants in family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. 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.
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Polianthes tuberosa single variety rajani gandha
List of species
All the species are endemic to Mexico although Polianthes tuberosa has become naturalized in other places.
- Polianthes bicolor E.Solano, Camacho & García-Mend. - Oaxaca
- Polianthes densiflora (B.L.Rob. & Fernald) Shinners - Chihuahua
- Polianthes durangensis Rose - Durango, Nayarit
- Polianthes elongata Rose - Guerrero
- Polianthes geminiflora (Lex.) Rose - central and southern Mexico
- Polianthes howardii Verh.-Will. - Jalisco, Colima
- Polianthes longiflora Rose - Jalisco, Michoacán
- Polianthes michoacana M.Cedano, Delgad. & Enciso - Michoacán
- Polianthes montana Rose - Nayarit
- Polianthes multicolor E.Solano & Dávila - Guanajuato
- Polianthes nelsonii Rose - Durango
- Polianthes oaxacana García-Mend. & E.Solano - Oaxaca
- Polianthes palustris Rose - Durango, Nayarit
- Polianthes platyphylla Rose - Durango, Zacatecas, Jalisco
- Polianthes pringlei Rose - central and southern Mexico
- Polianthes sessiliflora (Hemsl.) Rose - Jalisco, San Luis Potosí
- Polianthes tuberosa L. - central and southern Mexico; widely cultivated as an ornamental and naturalized in Central America, West Indies, Peru, Seychelles, Turkey, Polynesia, Micronesia, Rwanda
- Polianthes zapopanensis E.Solano & Ríos-Gómez - Jalisco
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References
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