Polianthes
{{Short description|Formerly recognized genus of plants}}
{{Italic title}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
File:കദംബം.JPG, formerly Polianthes tuberosa]]
Polianthes {{IPAc-en|ˌ|p|ɒ|l|i|ˈ|æ|n|θ|iː|z}}Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607 is a formerly recognized genus of plants in family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. Molecular phylogenetic studies showed that Polianthes is embedded within the larger genus Agave, which has been expanded to include it.{{citation |last=Stevens |first=P.F. |title=Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Agavoideae |url=http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/orders/asparagalesweb.htm*Agavaceae |access-date=17 May 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (See Agave § Taxonomy.) One of its former members is the tuberose, Agave amica, formerly Polianthes tuberosa, a plant that is commonly used in perfume making.
Species
All the species formerly placed in Polianthes are endemic to Mexico, although Agave amica has become naturalized in other places. Some species now included in Agave are listed below with synonyms from the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.
- Polianthes bicolor E.Solano, Camacho & García-Mend. = Agave bicolor
- Polianthes densiflora (B.L.Rob. & Fernald) Shinners = Agave Agave confertiflora
- Polianthes durangensis Rose = Agave palustris
- Polianthes elongata Rose = Agave producta
- Polianthes geminiflora (Lex.) Rose = Agave coetocapnia
- Polianthes howardii Verh.-Will. = Agave howardii
- Polianthes longiflora Rose = Agave dolichantha
- Polianthes michoacana M.Cedano, Delgad. & Enciso = Agave michoacana
- Polianthes montana Rose = Agave rosei
- Polianthes multicolor E.Solano & Dávila = Agave multicolor
- Polianthes nelsonii Rose = Agave neonelsonii
- Polianthes oaxacana García-Mend. & E.Solano = Agave oaxacana
- Polianthes palustris Rose = Agave palustris
- Polianthes platyphylla Rose = Agave platyphylla
- Polianthes pringlei Rose = Agave neopringlei
- Polianthes sessiliflora (Hemsl.) Rose = Agave apedicellata
- Polianthes tuberosa L. = Agave amica
- Polianthes zapopanensis E.Solano & Ríos-Gómez = Agave zapopanensis
References
External links
{{Commons category-inline|Polianthes|Polianthes}}
{{Taxonbar|from=Q2346876}}
{{Authority control}}