''Manfreda'' was a
genus
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the
family
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Asparagaceae, subfamily
Agavoideae
Agavoideae is a subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, order Asparagales. It has previously been treated as a separate family, Agavaceae. The group includes many well-known desert and dry-zone types, such as the agaves ...
. Along with ''
Polianthes'', members are commonly called tuberoses. The generic name honours 14th-century Italian writer Manfredus de Monte Imperiale.
All species are now placed in ''
Agave
''Agave'' (; ; ) is a genus of monocots native to the hot and arid regions of the Americas and the Caribbean, although some ''Agave'' species are also native to tropical areas of North America, such as Mexico. The genus is primarily known for ...
''.
(See
''Agave'' § Taxonomy.)
Like other species of ''Agave'', former ''Manfreda'' species have
rosettes of
leaves branching from a very short stem, and
flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechani ...
s at the end of a long stalk. The flowers are tubular and whitish, yellow, green, or brownish, with lengthy
stamens.
Species
Species formerly placed in ''Manfreda'':
*''Manfreda alibertii''
(Baker) Rose = ''
Agave virginica''
*''Manfreda brachystachys''
(Cav.) Rose = ''
Agave scabra''
*''Manfreda brunnea''
(S.Watson) Rose = ''
Agave brunnea''
*''Manfreda bulbulifera''
Castillejos & E.Solano = ''
Agave bulbulifera''
*''Manfreda chamelensis''
E.J.Lott & Verh.-Will. = ''
Agave chamelensis
''Agave'' (; ; ) is a genus of monocots native to the hot and arid regions of the Americas and the Caribbean, although some ''Agave'' species are also native to tropical areas of North America, such as Mexico. The genus is primarily known for i ...
''
*''Manfreda conduplicata''
(Jacobi & C.D.Bouché) Rose = ''
Agave virginica''
*''Manfreda elongata''
Rose = ''
Agave gracillima''
*''Manfreda fusca''
Ravenna = ''
Agave fusca''
*''Manfreda galvaniae''
A.Castañeda = ''
Agave galvaniae''
*''Manfreda guerrerensis''
Matuda = ''
Agave guerrerensis
''Agave'' (; ; ) is a genus of monocots native to the hot and arid regions of the Americas and the Caribbean, although some ''Agave'' species are also native to tropical areas of North America, such as Mexico. The genus is primarily known for i ...
''
*''Manfreda guttata''
(Jacobi & C.D.Bouché) Rose = ''
Agave guttata
''Agave'' (; ; ) is a genus of monocots native to the hot and arid regions of the Americas and the Caribbean, although some ''Agave'' species are also native to tropical areas of North America, such as Mexico. The genus is primarily known for i ...
''
*''Manfreda hauniensis''
(J.B.Petersen) Verh.-Will. = ''
Agave hauniensis''
*''Manfreda insignis''
Matuda = ''
Agave hauniensis''
*''Manfreda involuta''
McVaugh = ''
Agave involuta''
*''Manfreda jaliscana''
Rose = ''
Agave jaliscana''
*''Manfreda justosierrana''
García-Mend. = ''
Agave justosierrana''
*''Manfreda littoralis''
García-Mend. = ''
Agave littoralis''
*''Manfreda longibracteata''
Verh.-Will. = ''
Agave longibracteata''
*''Manfreda longiflora''
(Rose) Verh.-Will. = ''
Agave longiflora''
*''Manfreda maculata''
(Mart.) Rose = ''
Agave stictata''
*''Manfreda maculosa''
(Hook.) Rose = ''
Agave maculata
''Agave maculata'' ( synonym ''Manfreda maculosa''), commonly known as the Texas tuberose or spice lily, is a species of ''Agave'' that is endemic to southern Texas and northeastern Mexico.
Description
The Texas tuberose is acaulescent, meanin ...
''
*''Manfreda malinaltenangensis''
Matuda = ''
Agave scabra''
*''Manfreda nanchititlensis''
Matuda = ''
Agave nanchititlensis''
*''Manfreda oliveriana''
Rose = ''
Agave scabra''
*''Manfreda paniculata''
L.Hern. = ''
Agave paniculata''
*''Manfreda parva''
Aarón Rodr. = ''
Agave parva''
*''Manfreda petskinil''
R.A.Orellana = ''
Agave petskinil''
*''Manfreda planifolia''
(S.Watson) Rose = ''
Agave planifolia''
*''Manfreda potosina''
(B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Rose = ''
Agave potosina''
*''Manfreda pringlei''
Rose = ''
Agave debilis''
*''Manfreda pubescens''
(Regel & Ortgies) Verh.-Will. ex Espejo & López-Ferr. = ''
Agave pubescens''
*''Manfreda revoluta''
(Klotzsch) Rose = ''
Agave revoluta''
*''Manfreda rubescens''
Rose = ''
Agave pratensis''
*''Manfreda scabra''
(Ortega) McVaugh = ''
Agave scabra''
*''Manfreda sessiliflora''
(Hemsl.) Matuda = ''
Agave scabra''
*''Manfreda sileri''
Verh.-Will. = ''
Agave sileri''
*''Manfreda singuliflora''
(S.Watson) Rose = ''
Agave singuliflora''
*''Manfreda tamazunchalensis''
Matuda = ''
Agave variegata''
*''Manfreda tigrina''
(Engelm.) Small = ''
Agave virginica''
*''Manfreda umbrophila''
García-Mend. = ''
Agave umbrophila''
*''Manfreda undulata''
(Klotzsch) Rose = ''
Agave undulata''
*''Manfreda variegata''
(Jacobi) Rose = ''
Agave variegata''
*''Manfreda verhoekiae''
García-Mend. = ''
Agave verhoekiae''
*''Manfreda virginica''
(L.) Salisb. ex Rose = ''
Agave virginica''
*''Manfreda xilitlensis''
Matuda = ''
Agave variegata''
References
External links
Pacific Bulb Society wiki page on ''Manfreda''
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Historically recognized angiosperm genera
Agavoideae