Chlidanthus

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Chlidanthus
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Chlidanthus fragrans
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Tribe: Eustephieae
Genus: Chlidanthus
Herb.
Species

See text.

Synonyms [1]
  • CastellanoaTraub
  • ClitanthesHerb.
  • ClitanthumBenth. & Hook.f.
  • ColeophyllumKlotzsch
  • SanmartinaTraub

Chlidanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaryllidaceae native to Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. [1]

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Description

Vegetative characteristics

Chlidanthus has tunicate bulbs. [2] [3] The leaves are linear. [4]

Generative characteristics

The inflorescence is a few-flowered umbel. [4] The pedicellate or sessile flowers have a slightly curved, elongate, tubular, marcescent perianth composed of six tepals, which does not have a corona. [5] The androecium consists of six basally fused stamens. [6] The curved filaments are very short. The erect style has a trifid stigma. [4] The trilocular capsule fruit bears numerous flat and thin seeds. [6] The flowers of Chlidanthus fragrans are pleasantly fragrant. [7]

Taxonomy

Publication

The genus Chlidanthus Herb. was published by William Herbert in 1821. [1]

Species

The genus Chlidanthus has four species: [1]

Placement within Amaryllidoideae

It is placed in the tribe Eustephieae. [8] [9]

Etymology

The generic name Chlidanthus means delicate flower. [10]

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References

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