Caliphruria
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Caliphruria Herb.[1] |
Caliphruria is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae.[3]) The four species grow in tropical areas of South America, with three endemic to Colombia, but are rare in the wild. This genus is closely related with the genera Eucharis and Urceolina, all of them known colloquially as "Amazon Lilies".[4]
Species[]
The list of Caliphruria species, with their complete scientific name and authority, is given below.[5]
- † Herb.,[6] distributed in northwestern Colombia.
- (Traub) Meerow,[7] from North Central Peru. (syn.: Eucharis korsakoffii Traub.)
- Baker,[8] from northwestern Colombia.
- † Baker,[9] from Colombia (Cundinamarca).
Distribution and habitat[]
The genus is restricted in distribution to the Cordillera Occidental and Cordillera Central of Colombia. The species of Caliphruria are rain forest geophytes adapted to the low light conditions of the forest understory.
Conservation status[]
Many of the species of the genus are endangered. Caliphruria korsakoffii, from Peru, is very infrequent; and are threatened by extinction; and is listed as extinct.[10][11]
Uses[]
Caliphruria korsakoffii and C. subedentata are cultivated as ornamental plants.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Edwards's Bot. Reg. 30: 87 (1844).
- ^ 1877 illustration from Baker, John Gilbert, Curtis's Bot. Mag., 103: plate 6289
- ^ Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Amaryllidoideae
- ^ Meerow, A.W. 1989. Systematics of the Amazon lilies, Eucharis and Caliphruria (Amaryllidaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 76(1):136-220.
- ^ Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. World Checklist of Monocotyledons: Caliphruria. Accessed May 16, 2009.
- ^ Edwards's Bot. Reg. 30(Misc.): 87 (1844).
- ^ Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76: 217 (1989).
- ^ Bot. Mag. 103: t. 6289 (1877).
- ^ Handb. Amaryll.: 112 (1888).
- ^ Walter, K.S. and Gillett, H.J. [eds] (1998). 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants
- ^ "Conservation Status of species from Colombia". Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
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