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5. Polianthes L., Sp. Pl. 315. 1753. Gen. Pl. ed. 5:148.1754; Bailey, Stand, Cyclop. Hort. V: 2731.1919.

RUBINA AKHTER and SHAHINA A. GHAZANFAR

Perennial with tuberous or bulbous underground parts. Stem short; basal leaves well-developed, upper reduced. Perianth infundibuliform, white, curved, persistent, segments subequal. Stamens included. Ovary 3- locular; stigmas 3. Seeds compressed.

A genus of 13 species, represented in Pakistan by one cultivated species.

Lower Taxon


 

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