Amana edulis (formerly Tulipa edulis) is a flowering bulb that is native to China, Japan, and Korea. Amana edulis is a bulb-forming perennial up to 25 cm tall. The flowers are white, streaked with purplish-red. The bulbs are edible and in some cases have been used medicinally. References External links Chinese Plant Names B. J. M. Zonneveld, The systematic value of nuclear genome size for “all” species of Tulipa L. (Liliaceae), Plant Systematics and Evolution Volume 281, Numbers 1-4 (2009), 217-245 Liliaceae Flora of China Flora of Eastern Asia Plants described in 1867