Solaria (plant)

Solaria is a genus of South American plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Allioideae, tribe Gilliesieae, native to Chile and Argentina. Kew treats Solaria as a synonym of Gilliesia.^[1][2]

Solaria
Solaria cuspidata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
Tribe:	Gilliesieae
Genus:	Solaria Phil.
Type species
Solaria miersioides Phil.
Synonyms[1]
Symea Baker Gethyum Phil. Ancrumia Harv. ex Baker

The genus is named in honor of Chilean mathematician Francisco Borja de Solar.^[3]

Species^[1][4]

• Solaria atropurpurea (Phil.) Ravenna - Chile (O'Higgins, Santiago)
• Solaria attenuata Ravenna - Chile, Argentina (Neuquén)
• Solaria brevicoalita Ravenna - Chile (Maule)
• Solaria curacavina Ravenna - Chile (Santiago)
• Solaria cuspidata (Harv. ex Baker) Ravenna - Chile (Coquimbo)
• Solaria miersioides Phil. - Chile