Reineckea is a genus of plants in the Convallarioideae. Several species names have been proposed within the genus, but only one is widely accepted: Reineckea carnea, native to China and Japan.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFlora 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.
Etymology Reineckea is named for J. Reinecke, a German grower of tropical plants.Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. (hardback), (paperback). p 328
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