Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Rauhia
Species of plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Rauhia is a genus of bulbous,[3] perennial plants[4] in the family Amaryllidaceae endemic to Peru.[1][5][6][7]
.svg)
Remove ads
Description
_Ravenna.jpg)
Vegetative characteristics
Rauhia are bulbous,[3] perennial plants[4] with annual,[8] ovate to oblong, fleshy, petiolate, glaucous leaves[9] and large,[8] solitary, tunicate, underground bulbs.[4]
Generative characteristics
The stout,[9] umbellate inflorescences with erect, solid scapes[4] bear numerous pedicellate, infundibular to tubular,[9] actinomorphic or zygomorphic,[8][10] green[9] to white flowers.[4] The seeds are black or brown.[3][8]
Remove ads
Cytology
The diploid chromosome count is 2n = 46.[8]
Taxonomy
It was published by Hamilton Paul Traub in 1957 with Rauhia peruviana Traub as the type species.[2]
Species
As of June 2023[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]
Etymology
The generic name Rauhia refers to the German botanist Werner Rauh (1913-2000).[9][4]
Ecology
It occurs on rocky slopes, and in open, seasonally dry woodlands at elevations of 1000–1500 m.[3][8]
Cultivation
Rauhia multiflora is found in cultivation.[4] Rauhia has been successfully used in intergeneric hybridisation with Eucrosia.[11]
References
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads