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Agave amica is a species of plant within the family Asparagaceae. It belongs to the order Asparagales, class Liliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The species was described by Medik. Thiede & Govaerts and is also referenced in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
The taxon has the common names Tuberose and 晚香玉. Its range is listed as China. Records for this species include 354 occurrences and 494 observations.
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Species
Tuberose
Agave amica
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyAsparagaceae
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Wikidata facts
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- Polianthes tuberosa, Burdwan, West Bengal, India 25 10 2012.jpg
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- Agave amica
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- Agave amica
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- taxon common name
- 晚香玉
- taxon range
- China
- short name
- A. amica
- taxon author citation
- Medik. Thiede & Govaerts
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Encyclopedic overview
Polianthes tuberosa, the tuberose, is a perennial plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae, extracts of which are used as a note in perfumery. Now widely grown as an ornamental plant, the species is native to Mexico.
Etymology
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Agave amica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.