Miersia

Miersia
Miersia chilensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Tribe: Gilliesieae
Genus: Miersia
Lindl.
Type species
Miersia chilensis

Miersia is a plant genus in the Amaryllidaceae.[1] The genus has 10 known species, 9 of which are endemic to Chile and one, M. rusbyi, endemic to Bolivia.[2][3]

The genus name of Miersia is in honour of John Miers (1789–1879), a British botanist and engineer, best known for his work on the flora of Chile and Argentina.[4]

Species

The following species are listed in Plants of the World Online:[3]

References

  1. ^ John Lindley. 1826. Botanical Register 12: t. 992
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected plant families
  3. ^ a b "Miersia Lindl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  4. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.