Pasithea caerulea
Pasithea caerulea | |
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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] | |
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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 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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