Traubia

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Traubia
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Traubia modesta
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Tribe: Hippeastreae
Subtribe: Traubiinae
Genus: Traubia
Moldenke
Species:
T. modesta
Binomial name
Traubia modesta
Synonyms [1]
  • Rhodophiala modestaPhil.
  • Hippeastrum modestum(Phil.) Baker
  • Amaryllis modesta(Phil.) Traub & Uphof
  • Lapiedra chilensisF.Phil. ex Phil.
  • Traubia chilensis(F.Phil. ex Phil.) Moldenke

Traubia is a genus of Chilean plants in the Amaryllis family. Only one species is recognized, Traubia modesta, [2] [3] [4] native to northern and central Chile. [5] [1] [6] [7]

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Description

Vegetative characteristics

Traubia modesta is a bulbous plant with small, [8] ovoid, [9] brown bulbs bearning linear, 8–12 cm long, and 2–3 mm wide leaves. [8]

Generative characteristics

The inflorescence with a hollow, [10] cylindrical, 35–50 cm long scape [9] bears 1–5 [10] [9] zygomorphic, [10] white flowers. [11] The capsule fruit [9] bears black, round, and flat seeds. [10]

Taxonomy

Within the tribe Hippeastreae, it is placed in the subtribe Traubiinae. [12]

Etymology

The specific epithet modesta, from the Latin modestus, means modest [13] moderate, [14] or unassuming. [13]

Distribution and habitat

It occurs in the coastal regions of Coquimbo to O'Higgins Region, Chile. [15]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Moldenke, Harold Norman. 1963. Plant Life 19: 55. as Traubia chilensis
  3. ↑ Philippi, Rudolf Amandus. 1896. Anales de la Universidad de Chile 93: 144, as Lapiedra chilensis
  4. ↑ Pierfelice Ravenna. 1974. Plant life, Stanford 30: 31
  5. ↑ Ravenna, P. (2003). Elucidation and systematics of the Chilean Genera of Amaryllidaceae. Botanica Australis 2: 1-21.
  6. ↑ The Plant List, Traubia modesta (Phil.) Ravenna
  7. ↑ Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Chile. Gayana, Botánica 42: 1–157
  8. 1 2 Traubia modesta. (n.d.-b). Alpine Garden Society. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from http://encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/Traubia/modesta
  9. 1 2 3 4 Traubia modesta. (2024, May 26). Fundación R.A. Philippi. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from https://fundacionphilippi.cl/catalogo/traubia-modesta/
  10. 1 2 3 4 Traubia. (n.d.). Pacific Bulb Society. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Traubia
  11. ↑ Traubia modesta. (n.d.). Chilebosque. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from http://www.chilebosque.cl/herb/traubia_modesta.html
  12. ↑ García, N., Meerow, A. W., Arroyo‐Leuenberger, S., Oliveira, R. S., Dutilh, J. H., Soltis, P. S., & Judd, W. S. (2019). Generic classification of Amaryllidaceae tribe Hippeastreae. Taxon, 68(3), 481-498.
  13. 1 2 Partrat, E. (2025, February 25). A dictionary of carnivorous plant names. A World of Pinguicula. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from https://www.pinguicula.org/articles/carnivorous-plant-name-dictionary/
  14. ↑ Psammophora modesta. (2025, February 19). World of Succulents. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from https://worldofsucculents.com/psammophora-modesta/
  15. ↑ Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh & Fundación Chilco. (n.d.-c). Traubia modesta (Phil.) Ravenna. The Endemic Plants of Chile. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from https://chileanendemics.rbge.org.uk/taxa/traubia-modesta-phil-ravenna#biogeography


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