Tecophilaea | |
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Scientific 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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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]
The trilocular capsule fruit bears many seeds. [6]
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 violifloraBertero ex Colla. [1] It is the type genus of its family Tecophilaeaceae Leyb. [7]
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 [3]
Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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![]() | Tecophilaea cyanocrocus Leyb. | Santiago Province in Chile |
![]() | Tecophilaea violiflora Bertero ex Colla | Lima Province in Peru, Coquimbo + Santiago Provinces in Chile |
Tecophilaea cyanocrocus was believed to be extinct in the wild, but was rediscovered in 2001. [9] [10]
It is endemic to Peru and Chile. [2]