Speea

Speea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:Allioideae
Tribe:Gilliesieae
Genus:Speea
Loes.
Type species
Speea humilis
(Phil.) Loes.. ex K.Krause
Synonyms[1]

Geanthus Phil. 1884, illegitimate homonym not Raf. 1814 (Iridaceae) nor Reinw. 1825 (Zingiberaceae)[2]

Speea is a genus of Chilean plants in the onion subfamily within the Amaryllis family.[3][4]

Species[1][5]

Both known species are native to central Chile.

  • Speea humilis (Phil.) Loes. ex K.Krause
  • Speea triloba Ravenna

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Tropicos search for Geanthus
  3. ↑ Loesener, Ludwig Eduard Theodor. 1923. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 10: 63.
  4. ↑ Philippi, Rudolf Amandus 1884. Anales de la Universidad de Chile 65: 301, as Geanthus
  5. ↑ The Plant List Search for Speea
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