Rhodophiala

Rhodophiala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Amaryllidoideae
Subtribe:	Hippeastrinae
Genus:	Rhodophiala; C.Presl.
Type species
	; C.Presl
Species
	See text
Synonyms
	Rhodolirium Phil.; Myostemma Salisb.; Bathya Ravenna;

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. Most of the species are known colloquially as añañuca.

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]

(Ker Gawl.) Traub – Central Chile
(Phil.) Traub – Northern Chile
Phil. – Central Chile
(Phil.) Traub – distributed Chile to Southern Argentina
(Herb.) Traub – Northern and Central Chile
(Phil.) Traub – Central Chile
(Phil.) Traub – Central Chile
(Herb.) Traub – distributed Southern Brazil to Argentina (Buenos Aires)
Phil. – Chile
(Phil.) Traub – Southern Chile
(Phil.) Traub – Central Chile
(Phil.) Traub – Southern Chile
(Hook.f.) Traub – Central Chile
(Herb.) ined. – distributed Chile to Southern Argentina
(Phil.) Traub – Chile
(L'Hér.) Ravenna – Chile
(Phil.) Traub – Southern Chile
(Phil.) Traub – Chile
(Herb.) Hunz. – Chile
(Phil.) Traub – Central Chile
(Sweet) Traub – Chile
() Traub – Central Chile
(Traub & Moldenke) Traub – Central Chile

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

Rhodophiala andicola (Poepp.) Traub
Rhodophiala chilensis (L'Hér.) Traub
Rhodophiala pratensis (Poepp.) Traub
Rhodophiala rhodolirion (Baker) Traub

References[]

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

Bibliography[]

García, Nicolás; Meerow, Alan W.; Soltis, Douglas E.; Soltis, Pamela S. (1 March 2014). "Testing Deep Reticulate Evolution in Amaryllidaceae Tribe Hippeastreae (Asparagales) with ITS and Chloroplast Sequence Data". Systematic Botany. 39 (1): 75–89. doi:10.1600/036364414X678099. S2CID 86117335.
Muñoz, Manuel; Riegel, Ricardo; Seemann, Peter; Peñailillo, Patricio; Schiappacasse, Flavia; Núñez, José (2011). "Relaciones filogenéticas de Rhodolirium montanum Phil. y especies afines, basadas en secuencias nucleotídicas de la región ITS y análisis cariotípico". Gayana. Botánica. 68 (1): 40–48. doi:10.4067/S0717-66432011000100005.
Letelier, Patricia; Cabello, Ángel (December 2013). "Descripción de bulbos y hojas de Rhodophiala tiltilensis (Traub & Moldenke) Traub, y propagación vegetativa" (PDF). Revista del Jardín Botánico Chagual (in Spanish). 11 (11): 72–78.

External links[]

Flowers of different species of Rhodophiala from Pacific Bulb Society

[WCSP_Rhodophiala-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b 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.

[PBS-3] Castillo, A. (2003). "Rhodophiala". Pacific Bulb Society. Retrieved 2013-06-15.

[Baker88-4] Baker, John Gilbert (1888). "Hippeastrum". Handbook of the Amaryllideæ including the Alstrœmerieæ and Agaveæ. London: Bell. p. 41. Retrieved 31 March 2014.

[FOOTNOTEMunoz_et_al2011-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Munoz et al 2011.

[FOOTNOTEGarcia_et_al2014-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b Garcia et al 2014.

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