Plagiolirion

Plagiolirion
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Tribe: Eucharideae
Genus: Plagiolirion
Baker[2]
Species:
P. horsmannii
Binomial name
Plagiolirion horsmannii
Baker[1]
Plagiolirion is endemic to Colombia[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Eucharis horsmannii (Baker) Traub
  • Urceolina horsmannii (Baker) Traub

Plagiolirion is a genus of Colombian plants in the Amaryllis family.[2][3] It contains only one known species, Plagiolirion horsmannii,[2][3] rare in the wild and for several years thought extinct until rediscovered in the Río Cauca Valley in 1989.[4] It has showy, white flowers.[5][6]

Cytology

The diploid chromosome number of Plagiolirion horsmannii is 2n = 46.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Plagiolirion horsmannii Baker". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  2. ^ a b c "Plagiolirion Baker". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  3. ^ a b John Gilbert Baker. 1883. Gardeners' Chronicle, new series 2: 38.
  4. ^ a b Alan W. Meerow and Philip Silverstone-Sopkin. 1995. The rediscovery of Plagiolirion horsmannii Baker (Amaryllidaceae) Brittonia 47(4): 426-431
  5. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  6. ^ Tropicos, Plagiolirion horsmannii Baker