Pamianthe

Peruvian Daffodil
Pamianthe peruviana[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Pamianthe
Stapf[2]

Pamianthe is a genus of South American bulbous perennials in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae.[3] They can be found in sandy, but rocky areas in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.[4]

The plants produce umbels of large, fragrant white flowers in the spring. They resemble daffodils, hence the common name Peruvian Daffodil for at least one of the species.

Species[5][6]
formerly included[5]

see Leptochiton

References

  1. 1933 illustration from Botanical Magazine 156: plate 9315
  2. Stapf, Otto 1933. Gardeners' Chronicle & Agricultural Gazette ser. 3. 93: 106
  3. Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Amaryllidoideae
  4. Jørgensen, P. M., M. H. Nee & S. G. Beck. (eds.) 2014. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia, Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127(1–2): i–viii, 1–1744. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis
  5. 1 2 WCSP (2011), World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2015-04-07, search for "Pamianthe"
  6. The Plant List search for Pamianthe
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