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Polianthes
Polianthes /ˌpɒliˈænθiːz/ is a genus of plants in family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. It includes tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa), a plant that is commonly used in perfume making. Both Polianthes and the related genus Manfreda are included in Agave by some sources.
24 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Tuberose
speciesPolianthes tuberosa
Polianthes geminiflora
speciesPolianthes geminiflora
Polianthes zapopanensis
speciesPolianthes zapopanensis
Polianthes nelsonii
speciesPolianthes nelsonii
Polianthes pringlei
speciesPolianthes pringlei
Polianthes multicolor
speciesPolianthes multicolor
Polianthes longiflora
speciesPolianthes longiflora
Polianthes platyphylla
speciesPolianthes platyphylla
Polianthes bicolor
speciesPolianthes bicolor
Polianthes sessiliflora
speciesPolianthes sessiliflora
Polianthes quilae
speciesPolianthes quilae
Polianthes oaxacana
speciesPolianthes oaxacana
Polianthes cernua
speciesPolianthes cernua
Polianthes montana
speciesPolianthes montana
Polianthes graminifolia
speciesPolianthes graminifolia
Polianthes aarodriguezii
speciesPolianthes aarodriguezii
Polianthes howardii
speciesPolianthes howardii
Polianthes palustris
speciesPolianthes palustris
Polianthes alboaustralis
speciesPolianthes alboaustralis
Polianthes densiflora
speciesPolianthes densiflora
Polianthes elongata
speciesPolianthes elongata
Polianthes michoacana
speciesPolianthes michoacana
Polianthes venustuliflora
speciesPolianthes venustuliflora
Polianthes durangensis
speciesPolianthes durangensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 206966.