Amana (plant)

This article is about a genus of bulbous plants related to tulips. For other uses, see Amana.

Amana is a small genus of flowering bulbs in the lily family, closely related to tulips and included in Tulipa by some authors. Amana is found in China, Japan and Korea.^[1][2] As of March 2024^[update] the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognizes six species, three of which were formerly placed in the genus Tulipa:^[3]

Image	Scientific Name	Distribution
	Amana anhuiensis (X.S.Shen) Christenh., syn. Tulipa anhuiensis X.S.Shen	China (Anhui)
	Amana edulis (Miq.) Honda, syn. Tulipa edulis (Miq.) Baker	China, Japan, and Korea
	Amana erythronioides (Baker) D.Y.Tan & D.Y.Hong, syn. Tulipa erythronioides Baker	China (Anhui, Zhejiang) and Japan (Musashi, Ise, Mie).
	Amana kuocangshanica D.Y.Tan & D.Y.Hong	China (Zhejiang)
	Amana baohuaensis B.X.Han, Long Wang & G.Y.Lu	China (Jiangsu)
	Amana wanzhensis Lu Q.Huang, B.X.Han & K.Zhang	China (Anhui)

Amana
Amana edulis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Subfamily:	Lilioideae
Tribe:	Lilieae
Genus:	Amana Honda[1]
Type species
Amana edulis