Tecophilaea
| Tecophilaea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Tecophilaeaceae |
| Genus: | Tecophilaea Bertero ex Colla |
| Type species | |
| Tecophilaea violiflora Bertero ex Colla[1] | |
| Species | |
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See here | |
| It is endemic to Peru and Chile[2] | |
| Synonyms [3] | |
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Tecophilaea is a genus of cormous plants in the family Tecophilaeaceae. There are two known species, both native to southern South America.[3]
Description
[edit ]Vegetative characteristics
[edit ]Tecophilaea are perennial, cormous[4] herbs[4] [5]
Generative characteristics
[edit ]The trilocular capsule fruit bears many seeds.[6]
Taxonomy
[edit ]It was validly published by Luigi Aloysius Colla in 1836[6] [1] based on previous work by Carlo Luigi Giuseppe Bertero. The type species is Tecophilaea violiflora Bertero ex Colla.[1] It is the type genus of its family Tecophilaeaceae Leyb.[7]
Etymology
[edit ]The genus Tecophilaea was named after the botanical artist Tecophila Billotti, the daughter of the Italian botanist Luigi Aloysius Colla, who published the genus.[8]
Species
[edit ]Species[3]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Tecophilaea cyanocrocus Leyb. | Santiago Province in Chile | |
| Tecophilaea violiflora Bertero ex Colla | Lima Province in Peru, Coquimbo + Santiago Provinces in Chile |
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Conservation
[edit ]Tecophilaea cyanocrocus was believed to be extinct in the wild, but was rediscovered in 2001.[9] [10]
Distribution
[edit ]It is endemic to Peru and Chile.[2]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-x). Tecophilaea Bertero ex Colla. Tropicos. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/40010590
- ^ a b Tecophilaea Bertero ex Colla. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:19500-1
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b Tecophilaea cyanocrocus "Violacea." (n.d.). Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/94374/tecophilaea-cyanocrocus-violacea/details
- ^ Tecophilaea. (n.d.). Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://eol.org/pages/100586
- ^ a b Colla, Luigi. (1833). Herbarium Pedemontanum; juxta methodum naturalem dispositum, additis nonnullis stirpibus exoticis ad universos ejusdem methodi ordines exhibendos (Vol. 5, p. 447). Ex Typis Regis. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31362114
- ^ Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-y). Tecophilaeaceae Leyb. Tropicos. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/50304862
- ^ Dale W. McNeal 2012, Tecophilaeaceae, in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=93794, accessed on February 12, 2025.
- ^ Eyzaguirre, M. T., & García de la Huerta, R. (2002). Tecophilaea cyanocrocus leyb.(tecophilaeceae) redescubierta en su hábitat natural. Gayana. Botánica, 59(2), 73-77.
- ^ Holmes, B. (n.d.). Tecophilaea cyanocrocus Leyb. (1862:370) Chilean blue crocus. The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://recentlyextinctspecies.com/asparagales-aloes-asparagus-garlic-irises-onions-etc/tecophilaea-cyanocrocus
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