''Manfreda'' was a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
s in the
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
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 ...
, 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 ...
. 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 ...
''.
(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 mechanism ...
s at the end of a long stalk. The flowers are tubular and whitish, yellow, green, or brownish, with lengthy
stamen
The stamen (plural ''stamina'' or ''stamens'') is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium., p. 10
Morphology and terminology
A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filam ...
s.
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
''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 ...
''
*''Manfreda chamelensis''
E.J.Lott & Verh.-Will. = ''
Agave chamelensis''
*''Manfreda conduplicata''
(Jacobi & C.D.Bouché) Rose = ''
Agave virginica''
*''Manfreda elongata''
Rose = ''
Agave gracillima''
*''Manfreda fusca''
Ravenna = ''
Agave fusca
''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 ...
''
*''Manfreda galvaniae''
A.Castañeda = ''
Agave galvaniae
''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 ...
''
*''Manfreda guerrerensis''
Matuda = ''
Agave guerrerensis''
*''Manfreda guttata''
(Jacobi & C.D.Bouché) Rose = ''
Agave guttata''
*''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''
*''Manfreda malinaltenangensis''
Matuda = ''
Agave scabra''
*''Manfreda nanchititlensis''
Matuda = ''
Agave nanchititlensis
''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 ...
''
*''Manfreda oliveriana''
Rose = ''
Agave scabra''
*''Manfreda paniculata''
L.Hern. = ''
Agave paniculata
''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 ...
''
*''Manfreda parva''
Aarón Rodr. = ''
Agave parva
''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 ...
''
*''Manfreda petskinil''
R.A.Orellana = ''
Agave petskinil
''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 ...
''
*''Manfreda planifolia''
(S.Watson) Rose = ''
Agave planifolia''
*''Manfreda potosina''
(B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Rose = ''
Agave potosina
''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 ...
''
*''Manfreda pringlei''
Rose = ''
Agave debilis
''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 pubescens''
(Regel & Ortgies) Verh.-Will. ex Espejo & López-Ferr. = ''
Agave pubescens
''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 revoluta''
(Klotzsch) Rose = ''
Agave revoluta
''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 rubescens''
Rose = ''
Agave pratensis
''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 ...
''
*''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
''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 tamazunchalensis''
Matuda = ''
Agave variegata
''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 ...
''
*''Manfreda tigrina''
(Engelm.) Small = ''
Agave virginica''
*''Manfreda umbrophila''
García-Mend. = ''
Agave umbrophila
''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 ...
''
*''Manfreda undulata''
(Klotzsch) Rose = ''
Agave undulata
''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 variegata''
(Jacobi) Rose = ''
Agave variegata
''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 ...
''
*''Manfreda verhoekiae''
García-Mend. = ''
Agave verhoekiae
''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 ...
''
*''Manfreda virginica''
(L.) Salisb. ex Rose = ''
Agave virginica''
*''Manfreda xilitlensis''
Matuda = ''
Agave variegata
''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 ...
''
References
External links
Pacific Bulb Society wiki page on ''Manfreda''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2701628
Historically recognized angiosperm genera
Agavoideae