Pyrolirion tubiflorum

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Pyrolirion tubiflorum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Pyrolirion
Species:
P. tubiflorum
Binomial name
Pyrolirion tubiflorum
(L’Hér.) M.Roem.

Pyrolirion tubiflorum is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. [1] It is a pernnial bulbous geophyte distributed in Peru and North Chile. [2]

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References

  1. "Pyrolirion tubiflorum". iNaturalist. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. "Pyrolirion tubiflorum (L'Hér.) M.Roem. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-10-23.