Reineckea

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Nolinoideae
Tribus: Convallarieae
Genus: Reineckea
Species: R. carnea – R. incurva
Name

Reineckea Kunth, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1842: 29. 1844. nom. cons.
Synonyms

Sanseviella Rchb., Consp. Regn. Veg. 44, nomen prius. 1828. nom. rej.
Infrageneric taxa

Reineckea carnea (Andrews) Kunth
Reineckea carnea Kunth
Reineckea carnea var. rubra H. Lév.
Reineckea incurva H.Lév. & Vaniot
Reineckea ovata Z.Y.Zhu & Z.R.Chen
Reineckea yunnanensis W.W.Sm.

References

International Plant Names Index. 2009. Reineckea. Published online. Accessed: 11 Mar 2009.

Reineckea is a genus of plants in the Nolinoideae. Several species names have been proposed within the genus, but only one is widely accepted: Reineckea carnea, native to China and Japan.[1][2][3]
Etymology

Reineckea is named for J. Reinecke, a German grower of tropical plants.[4]
References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Flora of China, Vol. 24 Page 235, 吉祥草 ji xiang cao, Reineckea carnea (Andrews) Kunth, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin. 1842: 29. 1844.
Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan (in English): 1-1067. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). p 328