Rhodophiala

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

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Rhodophiala was a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae[2]). It consisted of about 30 South American species distributed in southern Brazil, Argentina, and, specially, in Chile. Most of the species are known colloquially as añañuca. It has now been submerged in Zephyranthes.[3]

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.[4]

Taxonomy

Taxonomic history

At one stage, Rhodophiala was considered a subgenus of the closely related Hippeastrum.[5]

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.[6][7]

Former species

This genus does not have any accepted species, since it is a synonym of Phycella Lindl.[1] Former species include:

References

  1. ^ a b "Phycella Lindl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. ^ Stevens, P.F. "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Amaryllidoideae". Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  3. ^ Garcia et al 2019.
  4. ^ Castillo, A. (2003). "Rhodophiala". Pacific Bulb Society. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  5. ^ Baker, John Gilbert (1888). "Hippeastrum". Handbook of the Amaryllideæ including the Alstrœmerieæ and Agaveæ. London: Bell. p. 41. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  6. ^ Munoz et al 2011.
  7. ^ Garcia et al 2014.

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