Placea

Placea
Placea amoena, growing in Chile
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Tribe: Hippeastreae
Subtribe: Traubiinae
Genus: Placea
Miers

Placea is a genus of South American bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae.[1][2] They are all endemic to Chile.

Species[3][4]

References

  1. Miers, John. 1841. Edwards's Botanical Register 27: plate 50 + two subsequent text pages descriptions in Latin, commentary in English, full-page color illustration of Placea ornata
  2. Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Amaryllidoideae
  3. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. World Checklist of Monocotyledons: Placea. Accessed April 16 2009.
  4. Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Chile. Gayana, Botánica 42: 1–157
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