Reineckea
| Reineckea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Convallarioideae |
| Genus: | Reineckea Kunth |
| Species: | R. carnea
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| Binomial name | |
| Reineckea carnea | |
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Reineckea is a genus of plants in the Convallarioideae. 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
[edit]Reineckea is named for J. Reinecke, a German grower of tropical plants.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan (in English): 1-1067. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
- ^ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). p 328