Paramongaia

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Paramongaia
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Paramongaia weberbaueri
Figure 2. Clinanthus milagroanthus S. Leiva & Meerow (cropped).jpg
Detail of Paramongaia milagroantha flowers
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Tribe: Clinantheae
Genus: Paramongaia
Velarde
Type species
Paramongaia weberbaueri
Synonyms [2]
  • Anax Ravenna
  • Callithauma Herb.

Paramongaia is a genus of South American plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, the most important species being Paramongaia weberbaueri found only in the Andes of Peru and Bolivia. [3] Common names are "giant Peruvian daffodil", [4] and Cojomaria. Its flower superficially resembles a 'King Alfred' daffodil, but the flower is much larger, up to 18.5 cm (7.3 in) long by 18.5 cm (7.3 in) wide with a corona 8.5 cm (3.3 in) by 8.5 cm (3.3 in) long by 8 cm (3.1 in) wide. [5]

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Immature bulb of Paramongaia weberbaueri Velarde Immature Paramongaia weberbaueri Velarde bulb.jpg
Immature bulb of Paramongaia weberbaueri Velarde

Taxonomy

It was published by Octavio Velarde in 1949 [6] [1] with Paramongaia weberbaueriVelarde as the type species. [7] [1] After the genus was expanded, Paramongaia Velarde was conserved against the genus Callithauma Herb. published by William Herbert in 1837 with Callithauma viridiflorum (Ruiz & Pav.) Herb. as the type species. [7]

Species

There are five recognized species: [2]

Phylogeny

The following relationships were reported: [8]

Paramongaia milagroantha

Paramongaia mirabile

Paramongaia viridiflora

Paramongaia multiflora

Paramongaia weberbaueri

Etymology

The generic name Paramongaia refers to Paramonga, Peru. [9]

Conservation

The rare species Paramongaia weberbaueri has successfully been artificially propagated. [10]

Ecology

Pollination

The flowers may possibly be moth-pollinated. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-c). Paramongaia Velarde. Tropicos. Retrieved 1 December 2024, from http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/40001382
  2. 1 2 "Paramongaia Velarde". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  3. ↑ Octavio Velarde. 1949. Lilloa 17: 489.
  4. ↑ Strange Wonderful Things, Rare and exotic plants & seeds, Paramongaia weberbaueri - the "Giant Peruvian Daffodil"
  5. ↑ Phillips, Roger; Rix, Martyn (1997). Random House Book of Indoor and House Plants - Volume two. New York: Random House. p. 251.
  6. ↑ Paramongaia Velarde. (n.d.). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 1 December 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/n/296986-2
  7. 1 2 Meerow, A. W. (2020). Proposal to conserve the name Paramongaia against Callithauma (Amaryllidaceae).
  8. ↑ Meerow, A. W., & Nakamura, K. (2019). "Two new species of Peruvian Amaryllidaceae, an expanded concept of the genus Paramongaia, and taxonomic notes in Stenomesson". Phytotaxa, 416(2), 184-196.
  9. ↑ Mathew, B. (1997). 323. PARAMONGAIA WEBERBAUERI: Amaryllidaceae. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 14(3), 142–147. http://www.jstor.org/stable/45065245
  10. ↑ Dinkelman, K., Finnie, J. F., Drennan, P. M., & van Staden, J. (1989). "In vitro multiplication of Paramongaia weberbaueri." HortScience, 24(5), 860-860.
  11. ↑ Meerow, A. W. (2010). Convergence or reticulation? Mosaic evolution in the canalized American Amaryllidaceae. Diversity, phylogeny and evolution in the monocotyledons, 145-168.
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