Amana edulis explained

Amana edulis (formerly Tulipa edulis) is a flowering bulb that is native to China, Japan, and Korea.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Amana edulis is a bulb-forming perennial up to 25 cm tall. The flowers are white, streaked with purplish-red.^[1] The bulbs are edible and in some cases have been used medicinally.^{[4] [5]}

External links

• • Chinese Plant Names
• B. 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

Notes and References

1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200027985 Flora of China, Vol. 24 Page 124 老鸦瓣 lao ya ban Tulipa edulis (Miquel) Baker
2. Honda, Masaji 1935. Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan 6: 20
3. Web site: Amana edulis . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 5 August 2021.
4. http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Tulipa+edulis Plants for a Future database
5. Book: Tanaka . Tyozaburo . Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World . 1976 . Keigaku Publishing.