Tecophilaea

Tecophilaea is a genus of cormous plants in the family Tecophilaeaceae. There are two known species, both native to southern South America.^[3]

Tecophilaea
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
See here
It is endemic to Peru and Chile[2]
Synonyms[3]
Distrepta Miers without description Poeppigia Kunze ex Rchb. without description Phyganthus Poepp. & Endl.

Description

Vegetative characteristics

Tecophilaea are perennial, cormous^[4] herbs^[4][5]

Generative characteristics

The trilocular capsule fruit bears many seeds.^[6]

Taxonomy

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 violiflora Bertero ex Colla.^[1] It is the type genus of its family Tecophilaeaceae Leyb.^[7]

Etymology

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

Species^[3]

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Tecophilaea cyanocrocus Leyb.	Santiago Province in Chile
	Tecophilaea violiflora Bertero ex Colla	Lima Province in Peru, Coquimbo + Santiago Provinces in Chile

Conservation

Tecophilaea cyanocrocus was believed to be extinct in the wild, but was rediscovered in 2001.^[9][10]

Distribution

It is endemic to Peru and Chile.^[2]