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Details for: Polianthes tuberosa
Source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Name: Polianthes tuberosa L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl.: 316. 1753
Rank: Species
Status: ACCEPTED
Is replaced synonym for: Agave polianthes Thiede & Eggli
Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): Regnum - Plantae
     Divisio - Tracheophyta
          Subdivisio - Spermatophytina
               Class - Magnoliopsida
                    Superordo - Lilianae
                         Ordo - Asparagales
                              Familia - Asparagaceae
                                   Genus - Polianthes L.
                                       
Homotypic synonyms: Agave polianthes Thiede & Eggli
Agave tuberosa (L.) Thiede & Eggli, nom. illeg.
Heterotypic synonyms: Crinum angustifolium Houtt.
Polianthes gracilis Link
Tuberosa amica Medik.
Polianthes tuberosa var. gracilis (Link) Baker
Polianthes tuberosa f. plena Moldenke
Taxon Notes: Widely cultivated as an ornamental.
 
Common names: nard (Catalan), nard (Majorcan), nardo (Spanish, Castillian), vara de Jessè (Catalan), vara de nardo (Spanish, Castillian), vara de sant Josep (Catalan), varas de nardo (Spanish, Castillian), varica de San José (Spanish, Castillian)[Credits]
Maps: distribution
Occurrence: [Tu(A)]