Amana edulis

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Amana edulis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Amana
Species:
A. edulis
Binomial name
Amana edulis
(Miq.) Honda [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Orithyia edulisMiq.
  • Tulipa edulis(Miq.) Baker
  • Ornithogalum eduleSiebold
  • Orithyia oxypetalaA.Gray 1856, illegitimate homonym not D. Don 1835
  • Tulipa graminifoliaBaker
  • Gagea argyiH.Lév.
  • Gagea hypoxioidesH.Lév.
  • Gagea coreanaH.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] [4]

Amana edulis is a bulb-forming perennial up to 25 cm tall. The flowers are white, streaked with purplish-red. [2] The bulbs are edible and in some cases have been used medicinally. [5] [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Amana edulis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2012-06-11
  2. 1 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. ↑ "Amana edulis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Plants for a Future database
  6. ↑ Tanaka, Tyozaburo (1976). Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing.
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