Reineckea

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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| genus = Reineckea

| parent_authority = Kunth

| species = carnea

| authority = (Andrews) Kunth

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| synonyms =

  • Sanseviella Rchb.
  • Sansevieria carnea Andrews
  • Sansevieria sessiliflora Ker Gawl.
  • Sansevieria rosea F.Dietr.
  • Sansevieria sarmentosa Jacq.
  • Sanseviella carnea Rchb. ex Steud.
  • Ophiopogon thunbergii Schult.f. ex Miq.
  • Reineckea yunnanensis W.W.Sm.
  • Reineckea ovata Z.Y.Zhu & Z.R.Chen

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Reineckea is a genus of plants in the Nolinoideae. Several species names have been proposed within the genus, but only one is widely accepted: Reineckea carnea, native to China and Japan.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=286758 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families][http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=220011445 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. ]Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan (in English): 1-1067. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Etymology

Reineckea is named for J. Reinecke, a German grower of tropical plants.Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. {{ISBN|9780521866453}} (hardback), {{ISBN|9780521685535}} (paperback). p 328

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