Pasithea caerulea

Pasithea caerulea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Asphodelaceae
Subfamily:Hemerocallidoideae
Genus:Pasithea
D.Don
Species: P. caerulea
Binomial name
Pasithea caerulea
(Ruiz & Pav.) D.Don
Synonyms[1]
  • Anthericum caeruleum Ruiz & Pav.
  • Phalangium caeruleum (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.
  • Stypandra caerulea (Ruiz & Pav.) R.Br.
  • Cyanella illcu Molina
  • Pasithea caerulea var. grandiflora I.M.Johnst.

Pasithea is a genus of herbs in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae,[2] first described as a genus in 1832. It contains only one known species, Pasithea caerulea, native to Peru and Chile in South America.[1][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards). "Hemerocallidoideae". Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  3. ↑ Navas Bustamante, L.E. (1973). Flora de la Cuenca de Santiago de Chile 1: 1-301. Comisión Central de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Chile.
  4. ↑ Braco, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru: 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.


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