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

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 March 2024 the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognizes six species, three of which were formerly placed in the genus Tulipa:[3]

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. ^ a b "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

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