Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Asparagales > Family Asparagaceae > Genus Polianthes

Polianthes tuberosa L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

PolianthesL.accepted genus name
×Bravanthes Cif. & Giacom. heterotypic synonym
Bravoa Lex. heterotypic synonym
Coetocapnia Link & Otto heterotypic synonym
Cotocapnia Link & Otto heterotypic synonym
Pothos Adans. heterotypic synonym
Pseudobravoa Rose heterotypic synonym
Robynsia Drapiez heterotypic synonym
Tuberosa Heist. ex Fabr. heterotypic synonym
Zetocapnia Link & Otto heterotypic synonym
Zetocapnia Link & Otto orthographic variant

Species group names

Agave polianthes Thiede & Eggli homotypic synonym
Agave tuberosa (L.) Thiede & Eggli homotypic synonym; nom. illeg.
Crinum angustifolium Houtt. heterotypic synonym
Polianthes gracilis Link heterotypic synonym
Polianthes tuberosa f. plena Moldenke heterotypic synonym
Polianthes tuberosa var. gracilis (Link) Baker heterotypic synonym
Tuberosa amica Medik. heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Catalan: nard; vara de Jessè; vara de sant Josep sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Majorcan: nard sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Spanish, Castillian: vara de nardo; varas de nardo

Literature

nomenclatural reference

Nyman], Sp. Pl. 1753.

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World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Polianthes tuberosa L.. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=4B8C4F3B-06BE-4946-8E96-33F21D5BF8B4

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