Speirantha | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
Genus: |
Speirantha Baker [1] |
Species: | S. gardenii
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Binomial name | |
Speirantha gardenii | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Speirantha is a genus of one known species of flowering plants found in south-east China. [1] In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae). [2]
The sole species is Speirantha gardenii, endemic to China (provinces of Anhui, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang). [3]
Speirantha is derived from Greek and means 'twisted flower' (spiral + anther). [4]
The species now called Speirantha gardenii was first described by William Jackson Hooker in 1855 as Albuca gardenii. Separately, in 1875, John Gilbert Baker described Speirantha convallarioides, based on a different type, placing it in his new genus Speirantha. [5] In 1894, Louis Antoine François Baillon synonymized Albuca gardenii and Speirantha convallarioides. [6] The older epithet gardenii has priority, so the correct name is Speirantha gardenii. [5] The type of the genus Speirantha remains the type of Speirantha convallarioides.
Speirantha | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
Genus: |
Speirantha Baker [1] |
Species: | S. gardenii
|
Binomial name | |
Speirantha gardenii | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Speirantha is a genus of one known species of flowering plants found in south-east China. [1] In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae). [2]
The sole species is Speirantha gardenii, endemic to China (provinces of Anhui, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang). [3]
Speirantha is derived from Greek and means 'twisted flower' (spiral + anther). [4]
The species now called Speirantha gardenii was first described by William Jackson Hooker in 1855 as Albuca gardenii. Separately, in 1875, John Gilbert Baker described Speirantha convallarioides, based on a different type, placing it in his new genus Speirantha. [5] In 1894, Louis Antoine François Baillon synonymized Albuca gardenii and Speirantha convallarioides. [6] The older epithet gardenii has priority, so the correct name is Speirantha gardenii. [5] The type of the genus Speirantha remains the type of Speirantha convallarioides.