Rhodophiala

Rhodophiala is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae[2]). It consists of about 30 South American species distributed in southern Brazil, Argentina, and, specially, in Chile.

Rhodophiala
Rhodophiala montana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Subtribe: Hippeastrinae
Genus: Rhodophiala
C.Presl.[1]
Type species
Rhodophiala amarylloides
Species

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Synonyms

Description

Rhodophiala species resemble small-flowered Hippeastrum or multiflowered Habranthus species. Their narrow parallel-sided leaves are unlike that of Hippeastrum, more closely resembling that of Habranthus or Zephyranthes.[3]

Taxonomy

At one stage, Rhodophiala was considered a subgenus of the closely related Hippeastrum.[4]

Although as of February 2016 not yet accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families a number of species of Rhodophiala have been rehabilitated as Rhodolirium.[5][6]

Species

The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepts 27 species as of June 2013:[1]

  • Rhodophiala advena (Ker Gawl.) Traub – Central Chile
  • Rhodophiala ananuca (Phil.) Traub – Northern Chile
  • Rhodophiala andina Phil. – Central Chile
  • Rhodophiala araucana (Phil.) Traub – distributed Chile to Southern Argentina
  • Rhodophiala bagnoldii (Herb.) Traub – Northern and Central Chile
  • Rhodophiala bakeri (Phil.) Traub – Central Chile
  • Rhodophiala berteroana (Phil.) Traub – Central Chile
  • Rhodophiala bifida (Herb.) Traub – distributed Southern Brazil to Argentina (Buenos Aires)
  • Rhodophiala biflora Phil. – Chile
  • Rhodophiala colonum (Phil.) Traub – Southern Chile
  • Rhodophiala consobrina (Phil.) Traub – Central Chile
  • Rhodophiala flava (Phil.) Traub – Southern Chile
  • Rhodophiala fulgens (Hook.f.) Traub – Central Chile
  • Rhodophiala gilliesiana (Herb.) ined. – distributed Chile to Southern Argentina
  • Rhodophiala lineata (Phil.) Traub – Chile
  • Rhodophiala maculata (L'Hér.) Ravenna – Chile
  • Rhodophiala moelleri (Phil.) Traub – Southern Chile
  • Rhodophiala montana (Phil.) Traub – Chile
  • Rhodophiala phycelloides (Herb.) Hunz. – Chile
  • Rhodophiala popetana (Phil.) Traub – Central Chile
  • Rhodophiala rosea (Sweet) Traub – Chile
  • Rhodophiala splendens (Renjifo) Traub – Central Chile
  • Rhodophiala tiltilensis (Traub & Moldenke) Traub – Central Chile

The following species, formerly in Rhodophiala have been transferred to Rhodolirium.[5][6]

  • Rhodophiala andicola (Poepp.) Traub
  • Rhodophiala chilensis (L'Hér.) Traub
  • Rhodophiala pratensis (Poepp.) Traub
  • Rhodophiala rhodolirion (Baker) Traub

References
  1. Search for "Rhodophiala". "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  2. Stevens, P.F. "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Amaryllidoideae". Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  3. Castillo, A. (2003). "Rhodophiala". Pacific Bulb Society. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  4. Baker, John Gilbert (1888). "Hippeastrum". Handbook of the Amaryllideæ including the Alstrœmerieæ and Agaveæ. London: Bell. p. 41. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  5. Munoz et al 2011.
  6. Garcia et al 2014.

Bibliography
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