Amana (plant)

Amana is a small genus of flowering bulbs in the lily family, closely related to tulips and included in Tulipa by some authors. Amana is found in China, Japan and Korea.^[1]^[2] As of March 2024^[update] the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognizes six species, three of which were formerly placed in the genus Tulipa:^[3]

Image	Scientific Name	Distribution
	Amana anhuiensis (X.S.Shen) Christenh., syn. Tulipa anhuiensis X.S.Shen	China (Anhui)
	Amana edulis (Miq.) Honda, syn. Tulipa edulis (Miq.) Baker	China, Japan, and Korea
	Amana erythronioides (Baker) D.Y.Tan & D.Y.Hong, syn. Tulipa erythronioides Baker	China (Anhui, Zhejiang) and Japan (Musashi, Ise, Mie).
	Amana kuocangshanica D.Y.Tan & D.Y.Hong	China (Zhejiang)
	Amana baohuaensis B.X.Han, Long Wang & G.Y.Lu	China (Jiangsu)
	Amana wanzhensis Lu Q.Huang, B.X.Han & K.Zhang	China (Anhui)

References

^ ^a ^b "Amana", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-06-11
^ Honda, Masaji. 1935. Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan 6:20
^ Search for "Amana", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2024-03-02

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