Rhodophiala

Rhodophiala
Rhodophiala montana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Subtribe: Hippeastrinae
Genus: Rhodophiala
C.Presl.[1]
Type species
Rhodophiala amarylloides C.Presl
Species

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Synonyms

Rhodophiala is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae[2]). It consists of about 30 South American species distributed in southern Brazil, Argentina, and, specially, in Chile.

Description

Rhodophiala species resemble small-flowered Hippeastrum or multiflowered Habranthus species. Their narrow parallel-sided leaves are unlike that of Hippeastrum, more closely resembling that of Habranthus or Zephyranthes.[3]

Taxonomy

At one stage, Rhodophiala was considered a subgenus of the closely related Hippeastrum.[4]

Although as of February 2016 not yet accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families a number of species of Rhodophiala have been rehabilitated as Rhodolirium.[5][6]

Species

The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepts 27 species as of June 2013:[1]

The following species, formerly in Rhodophiala have been transferred to Rhodolirium.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 Search for "Rhodophiala". "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  2. ↑ Stevens, P.F. "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Amaryllidoideae". Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  3. ↑ Castillo, A. (2003). "Rhodophiala". Pacific Bulb Society. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  4. ↑ Baker, John Gilbert (1888). "Hippeastrum". Handbook of the Amaryllideæ including the Alstrœmerieæ and Agaveæ. London: Bell. p. 41. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  5. 1 2 Munoz et al 2011.
  6. 1 2 Garcia et al 2014.

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