''Amana edulis'' (formerly ''Tulipa edulis'') is a flowering bulb that is native to
China,
Japan, and
Korea
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[Flora of China, Vol. 24 Page 124 老鸦瓣 lao ya ban ''Tulipa edulis'' (Miquel) Baker]
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''Amana edulis'' is a bulb-forming perennial up to 25 cm tall. The flowers are white, streaked with purplish-red.[ The bulbs are edible and in some cases have been used medicinally.]
References
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Chinese Plant NamesB. J. M. Zonneveld, The systematic value of nuclear genome size for “all” species of ''Tulipa'' L. (''Liliaceae''), Plant Systematics and Evolution Volume 281, Numbers 1-4 (2009), 217-245
Liliaceae
Flora of China
Flora of Eastern Asia
Plants described in 1867
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