Reineckea

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Reineckea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Convallarioideae
Genus: Reineckea
Kunth
Species:
R. carnea
Binomial name
Reineckea carnea
Synonyms [1]
  • SanseviellaRchb.
  • Sansevieria carneaAndrews
  • Sansevieria sessilifloraKer Gawl.
  • Sansevieria roseaF.Dietr.
  • Sansevieria sarmentosaJacq.
  • Sanseviella carneaRchb. ex Steud.
  • Ophiopogon thunbergiiSchult.f. ex Miq.
  • Reineckea yunnanensisW.W.Sm.
  • Reineckea ovataZ.Y.Zhu & Z.R.Chen

Reineckea is a genus of plants in the Convallarioideae. Several species names have been proposed within the genus, but only one is widely accepted: Reineckea carnea, native to China and Japan. [1] [2] [3]

Etymology

Reineckea is named for J. Reinecke, a German grower of tropical plants. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Flora of China, Vol. 24 Page 235, 吉祥草 ji xiang cao, Reineckea carnea (Andrews) Kunth, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin. 1842: 29. 1844.
  3. ↑ Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan (in English): 1-1067. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
  4. ↑ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN   9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN   9780521685535 (paperback). p 328


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