Plagiolirion | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
Tribe: | Eucharideae |
Genus: | Plagiolirion Baker[2] |
Species: | P. horsmannii
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Binomial name | |
Plagiolirion horsmannii Baker[1]
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Plagiolirion is endemic to Colombia[1] | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Plagiolirion is a genus of Colombian plants in the Amaryllis family.[2][3] It contains only one known species, Plagiolirion horsmannii,[2][3] rare in the wild and for several years thought extinct until rediscovered in the Río Cauca Valley in 1989.[4] It has showy, white flowers.[5][6]
The diploid chromosome number of Plagiolirion horsmannii is 2n = 46.[4]