Placea
Encyclopedia
Placea is a genus
of about 6 species of herbaceous
, perennial and bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae
, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. They are endemic to Chile
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of about 6 species of herbaceous
Herbaceous
A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...
, perennial and bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllidoideae is the subfamily of flowering plants that takes its name from the genus Amaryllis. It is part of the family Amaryllidaceae, in order Asparagales...
, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. They are endemic to Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
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List of species
The list of Placea species, with their complete name and authority, and their geographic distribution is given below.- Placea amoena Phil., Anales Univ. Chile 93: 145 (1896). C. Chile.
- Placea arzae Phil., Anales Univ. Chile 43: 541 (1873). N. & C. Chile.
- Placea davidii Ravenna, Pl. Life 37: 73 (1981). C. Chile.
- Placea germainii Phil., Linnaea 29: 67 (1857). C. Chile.
- Placea lutea Phil., Linnaea 33: 259 (1865). C. Chile.
- Placea ornata Miers, Edwards's Bot. Reg. 27: t. 50 (1841). C. Chile.