Pasithea caerulea

Pasithea caerulea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae
Subfamily: Hemerocallidoideae
Genus: Pasithea
D.Don
Binomial name
Pasithea caerulea
(Ruiz & Pav.) D.Don
Synonyms[1]
  • Anthericum caeruleum Ruiz & Pav.
  • Phalangium caeruleum (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.
  • Stypandra caerulea (Ruiz & Pav.) R.Br.
  • Cyanella illcu Molina
  • Pasithea caerulea var. grandiflora I.M.Johnst.

Pasithea is a genus of herbs in the family Xanthorrhoeaceae, first described as a genus in 1832. It contains only one known species, Pasithea caerulea, native to Peru and Chile in South America.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Navas Bustamante, L.E. (1973). Flora de la Cuenca de Santiago de Chile 1: 1-301. Comisión Central de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Chile.
  3. ↑ Braco, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru: 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
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