Asparagaceae

Polianthes L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 316 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest

Introduced into:

Belize, Caroline Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Marianas, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Seychelles, Society Is., Türkey, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • (2020). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.536135. epublication. [Cited as Agave.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0