Luzuriaga (plant)

Luzuriaga
Luzuriaga marginata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Alstroemeriaceae
Tribe:	Luzuriageae
Genus:	Luzuriaga Ruiz & Pav. 1802
Type species
Luzuriaga radicans Ruiz & Pav.
Synonyms [1]
EnargeaBanks ex Gaertn. CallixeneComm. ex Juss. CalcoaSalisb.

Luzuriaga is a genus of flowering plants in the family Alstroemeriaceae. It is native to New Zealand, Chile, Argentina and the Falkland Islands. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Species

Image [1] [6]	Name	Distribution
	Luzuriaga marginata (Gaertn.) Benth. & Hook.f. - almond flower	Southern Chile, Southern Argentina, Falkland Islands
	Luzuriaga parviflora (Hook.f.) Kunth	New Zealand
	Luzuriaga polyphylla (Hook.f.) J.F.Macbr.	Southern Chile
	Luzuriaga radicans Ruiz & Pav.	Southern Chile, Southern Argentina

Formerly included ^[1]

• Luzuriaga angustifolia, now called Eustrephus latifolius
• Luzuriaga cordata, now called Dioscorea humilis
• Luzuriaga cymosa, now called Geitonoplesium cymosum
• Luzuriaga latifolia, now called Eustrephus latifolius
• Luzuriaga laxiflora, now called Geitonoplesium cymosum
• Luzuriaga montana, now called Geitonoplesium cymosum
• Luzuriaga sewelliae, now called Asparagus asparagoides
• Luzuriaga timorensis, now called Geitonoplesium cymosum

See also

• Luzuriageae

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Rodríguez, R & C. Marticorena. 1987. Las especies del género Luzuriaga. Gayana Botánica 44: 3-15.
3. Moore, D. 1974. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares nativas de Tierra del Fuego. Anales del Instituto de la Patagonia , Punta Arenas, V 1-2.
4. Arroyo, S. & B.E. Leuenberger. 1988a. Leaf morphology and taxonomy history of Luzuriaga. Willdenowia 17: 159-172.
5. Arroyo, S. & B.E. Leuenberger. 1988b. A note on Luzuriaga marginata (Philesiaceae) from Patagonia. Herbertia 44: 17-21.
6. Moreno, R., C. Le Quesne & A. Muñoz. 2010. Extensión de la distribución geográfica de Luzuriaga marginata Benth & Hook. f. y Ourisia coccinea (Cav) Pers. subsp. elegans (Phil.) Reiche, en Chile. Chloris Chiilensis Año 12. Nº 2.