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Manfreda

{{Short description|Obsolete genus of flowering plants}}

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Manfreda was a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae.{{cite web |last=Stevens |first=P.F. |title=Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Agavoideae |url=http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/orders/asparagalesweb.htm#Agavaceae }} Along with Polianthes, members are commonly called tuberoses. The generic name honours 14th-century Italian writer Manfredus de Monte Imperiale.{{cite web | url = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=119603 | title = Manfreda Salisbury, Gen. Pl. 78. 1866 | work = Flora of North America |publisher=eFloras |access-date=2010-06-08}} All species are now placed in Agave.{{cite web |title=Manfreda|work=World Checklist of Selected Plant Families |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |url=http://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=281554 |access-date=2019-04-14}} (See Agave § Taxonomy.)

Like other species of Agave, former Manfreda species have rosettes of leaves branching from a very short stem, and flowers at the end of a long stalk. The flowers are tubular and whitish, yellow, green, or brownish, with lengthy stamens.

Species

Species formerly placed in Manfreda:{{cite web |title=Search for Manfreda |work=World Checklist of Selected Plant Families |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |url=http://wcsp.science.kew.org/qsearch.do?page=quickSearch&plantName=Manfreda |access-date=2019-04-14 }}

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External links

  • {{Commons category-inline|Manfreda|Manfreda}}
  • {{Wikispecies-inline|Agave}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20040613232642/http://www.ibiblio.org/pbs/pbswiki/index.php/Manfreda Pacific Bulb Society wiki page on Manfreda]

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Category:Historically recognized angiosperm genera

Category:Agavoideae