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The name Polianthes was given to the tuberose by Linnaeus in 1737 in his "Genera Plantarum." Unfortunately he wrote "Polyanthes in another work, published in 1737. This was probably an error. Some writers have changed the spelling to Polyanthus, supposing that Linnaeus had in mind the idea of "many- flowered," from polys and anthos. Others have supposed he derived it from polis, a city. It seems probable, however, as Ben- tham & Hooker suggest, that Linnaeus had in mina polios, "shining," "white," and anthos, "flower," which is much more applicable to the tuberose than are the other derivations. Consult Polyanthus for other meanings of the word Polyanthus. The name "tuberose" is derived from tuberosa, this plant being the tuberous hyacinth as distinguished from the bulbous hyacinth. The name therefore is tuber-ose,not tube-rose.
The name Polianthes was given to the tuberose by Linnaeus in 1737 in his "Genera Plantarum." Unfortunately he wrote "Polyanthes in another work, published in 1737. This was probably an error. Some writers have changed the spelling to Polyanthus, supposing that Linnaeus had in mind the idea of "many- flowered," from polys and anthos. Others have supposed he derived it from polis, a city. It seems probable, however, as Ben- tham & Hooker suggest, that Linnaeus had in mina polios, "shining," "white," and anthos, "flower," which is much more applicable to the tuberose than are the other derivations. Consult Polyanthus for other meanings of the word Polyanthus. The name "tuberose" is derived from tuberosa, this plant being the tuberous hyacinth as distinguished from the bulbous hyacinth. The name therefore is tuber-ose,not tube-rose.
P. Blissii Hort-, is a garden hybrid between Bravoa geminiflora and P. tuberosa. P. gracilis. Link & Otto (P. tuberosa var. gracilis. Baker), supposed to be Mexican, is distinguished by slender habit and narrower lvs.: perianth-tube long and slender; segms. linear. Possibly the original form of P. tuberosa. P. maculata, Mart., is a Manfreda (p. 1983).
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