Plagiolirion
| Plagiolirion | |
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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: | Plagiolirion Baker |
| Species: | P. horsmannii
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| Binomial name | |
| Plagiolirion horsmannii | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Plagiolirion is a genus of Colombian plants in the Amaryllis family.[2] It contains only one known species, Plagiolirion horsmannii,[2] rare in the wild and for several years thought extinct until rediscovered in the Río Cauca Valley in 1989.[3] It has showy, white flowers.[1][4]
References[]
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b John Gilbert Baker. 1883. Gardeners' Chronicle, new series 2: 38.
- ^ Alan W. Meerow and Philip Silverstone-Sopkin. 1995. The rediscovery of Plagiolirion horsmannii Baker (Amaryllidaceae) Brittonia 47(4): 426-431
- ^ Tropicos, Plagiolirion horsmannii Baker
Categories:
- Monotypic Amaryllidaceae genera
- Endemic flora of Colombia
- Taxa named by John Gilbert Baker