Polianthes tuberosa, known locally as "Tuberose" or "Nardo" has been utilized as an ornamental crop since prehispanic times and also to extract volatile compounds for perfume fabrication. The genus Polianthes (Agavaceae) is endemic to Mexico and it comprises 14 species grouped in two taxonomic sections offering colored flowers ranging from scarlet red to yellow, which is a covetable characteristic over the white tuberoses. Accessions of different species have been collected from the wild and with the aim to develop a breeding program, the different genotypes were characterized by amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP).The compatibility among species has been tested and interspecific and intersectional hybridization has been achieved. The results of the present study indicate the molecular variability among species, the creation of interspecific hybrids of Polianthes and the possibility to combine important horticultural traits from wild species into novel tuberose cultivars
