''Polianthes'' ''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607 is a formerly recognized genus of plants in

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Asparagaceae Asparagaceae, known as the asparagus family, is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots. The family name is based on the edible garden asparagus, ''Asparagus officinalis''. Those who live in the temperate c ...

, 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 agave ...

molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

studies showed that ''Polianthes'' is embedded within the larger genus ''

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 ...

'', which has been expanded to include it. (See ''Agave'' § Taxonomy.) One of its former members is the tuberose, ''

Agave amica ''Agave amica'', formerly ''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 was or ...

'', formerly ''Polianthes tuberosa'', a plant that is commonly used in perfume making.

Species

All the species formerly placed in ''Polianthes'' are endemic to Mexico, although ''Agave amica'' has become naturalized in other places. Some species now included in ''Agave'' are listed below with synonyms from the

World Checklist of Selected Plant Families The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (usually abbreviated to WCSP) is an "international collaborative programme that provides the latest peer reviewed and published opinions on the accepted scientific names and synonyms of selected plan ...

. * ''Polianthes bicolor'' E.Solano, Camacho & García-Mend. = '' Agave bicolor'' * ''Polianthes densiflora'' (B.L.Rob. & Fernald) Shinners = '' Agave Agave confertiflora'' * ''Polianthes durangensis'' Rose = '' Agave palustris'' * ''Polianthes elongata'' Rose = '' Agave producta'' * ''Polianthes geminiflora'' (Lex.) Rose = ''

Agave coetocapnia ''Agave coetocapnia'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Mexico. It was first described in 1824 as ''Bravoa geminiflora''. It has been known by several other scientific names, including, in whole or part, ''Pol ...

'' * ''Polianthes howardii'' Verh.-Will. = '' Agave howardii'' * ''Polianthes longiflora'' Rose = '' Agave dolichantha'' * ''Polianthes michoacana'' M.Cedano, Delgad. & Enciso = '' Agave michoacana'' * ''Polianthes montana'' Rose = '' Agave rosei'' * ''Polianthes multicolor'' E.Solano & Dávila = '' Agave multicolor'' * ''Polianthes nelsonii'' Rose = '' Agave neonelsonii'' * ''Polianthes oaxacana'' García-Mend. & E.Solano = '' Agave oaxacana'' * ''Polianthes palustris'' Rose = '' Agave palustris'' * ''Polianthes platyphylla'' Rose = '' Agave platyphylla'' * ''Polianthes pringlei'' Rose = '' Agave neopringlei'' * ''Polianthes sessiliflora'' (Hemsl.) Rose = '' Agave apedicellata'' * ''Polianthes tuberosa'' L. = ''

'' * ''Polianthes zapopanensis'' E.Solano & Ríos-Gómez = '' Agave zapopanensis''

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q2346876 Historically recognized angiosperm genera Agavoideae