Lapiedra
Appearance
Lapiedra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
Tribe: | Narcisseae |
Genus: | Lapiedra Lag. |
Species: | L. martinezii
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Binomial name | |
Lapiedra martinezii Lag.
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Lapiedra is a genus of Western Mediterranean plants in the Amaryllis family.[2] It now contains only one known species, Lapiedra martinezii,[2] native to Spain and Morocco.[1][3][4][5][6][7]
Two other former species are considered members of other genera (Narcissus and Traubia).[1]
- Lapiedra chilensis - Traubia modesta
- Lapiedra gracilis - Narcissus cavanillesii
Etymology
[edit]The genus is named after María Josefa La Piedra (1775-1858), a Spanish botanist.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b Lagasca y Segura, Mariano. 1816. Genera et species plantarum 14.
- ^ Tropicos, Lapiedra Lag.
- ^ Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- ^ Region de Murcia, Flor de la estrella (Lapiedra martinezii) in Spanish, with photos
- ^ Flora silvestre del Mediterráneo, Flor de la estrella (Lapiedra martinezii) in Spanish, with photos
- ^ González Bueno, A.; Garcia Guillén, E. "Lapiedra Lag., nuevas luces sobre un epónimo oculto. En torno a las relaciones botánicas entre María Josefa La Piedra, Simón de Rojas Clemente y Mariano La Gasca". Flora Montiberica. 88: 13–17.