Reineckea

Reineckea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Reineckea
Kunth
Species:
R. carnea
Binomial name
Reineckea carnea
Synonyms[1]
  • Sanseviella Rchb.
  • Sansevieria carnea Andrews
  • Sansevieria sessiliflora Ker Gawl.
  • Sansevieria rosea F.Dietr.
  • Sansevieria sarmentosa Jacq.
  • Sanseviella carnea Rchb. ex Steud.
  • Ophiopogon thunbergii Schult.f. ex Miq.
  • Reineckea yunnanensis W.W.Sm.
  • Reineckea ovata Z.Y.Zhu & Z.R.Chen

Reineckea is a genus of plants in the Nolinoideae. Several species names have been proposed within the genus, but only one is widely accepted: Reineckea carnea, native to China and Japan.[1][2][3]

Etymology

Reineckea is named for J. Reinecke, a German grower of tropical plants.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Flora of China, Vol. 24 Page 235, 吉祥草 ji xiang cao, Reineckea carnea (Andrews) Kunth, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin. 1842: 29. 1844.
  3. ^ Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan (in English): 1-1067. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
  4. ^ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). p 328


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