Polianthes

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek πολιός (poliós, “white”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”)

Proper noun

Polianthes f

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – now included in Agave subg. Manfreda.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Asparagaceae - family; Agavoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Polianthes tuberosa (syn. of Agave amica); tuberose) - type species; for others see Polianthes at The Plant List.

References

Polianthes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Polianthes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Polianthes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Polianthes at The Plant List

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