Eucrosia tubiflora

Eucrosia tubiflora is a species of plant which is endemic to Peru.

Eucrosia tubiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Eucrosia
Species:
E. tubiflora
Binomial name
Eucrosia tubiflora
Meerow

All members of the genus Eucrosia grow from bulbs and have stalked (petiolate) leaves with wide blades (laminae). The zygomorphic flowers are produced in an umbel. The stamens have prominent long filaments.[1]

E. tubiflora, which was scientifically named in 1985, is known only from the type collection in the Marañón basin, an area which has not been explored recently. Like other species of dry habitats, it produces leaves and flowers seasonally and therefore may go unnoticed.[2]

References

  1. Grossi, Alberto (2010), "Eucrosia in cultivation", The Plantsman (New Series), 9 (4): 239–244
  2. León, B.; Sagástegui, A.; Sánchez, I.; Zapata, M.; Meerow, A.; Cano, A. (2006), "Amaryllidaceae endémicas del Peru", Revista Peruana de Biología, 13 (2): 690s–697s, retrieved 2011-01-13


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