Miersia

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

Miersia is a plant genus in the Amaryllidaceae.[1] All 5 known species are native to Chile and 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[]

Kew also accepts, (Ravenna) M.F.Fay & Christenh. (from Chile).[5]

References[]

  1. ^ John Lindley. 1826. Botanical Register 12: t. 992
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected plant families
  3. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Miersia triloba (Ravenna) M.F.Fay & Christenh. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
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