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Chlidanthus
Genus of flowering plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chlidanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaryllidaceae native to Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru.[1]
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Description
Vegetative characteristics
Chlidanthus has tunicate bulbs.[2][3] The leaves are linear.[4]
Generative characteristics
The inflorescence is a few-flowered umbel.[4] The pedicellate or sessile flowers have a slightly curved, elongate, tubular, marcescent perianth composed of six tepals, which does not have a corona.[5] The androecium consists of six basally fused stamens.[6] The curved filaments are very short. The erect style has a trifid stigma.[4] The trilocular capsule fruit bears numerous flat and thin seeds.[6] The flowers of Chlidanthus fragrans are pleasantly fragrant.[7]
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Taxonomy
Publication
The genus Chlidanthus Herb. was published by William Herbert in 1821.[1]
Species
The genus Chlidanthus has four species:[1]
- Chlidanthus boliviensis Traub & I.S.Nelson
- Chlidanthus fragrans Herb.
- Chlidanthus soratensis (Baker) Ravenna
- Chlidanthus yaviensis (Ravenna) Ravenna
Placement within Amaryllidoideae
It is placed in the tribe Eustephieae.[8][9]
Etymology
The generic name Chlidanthus means delicate flower.[10]
References
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