Biology:Miersia

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Miersia
Miersia chilensis imported from iNaturalist photo 301247696 on 18 October 2023.jpg
Miersia chilensis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Tribe: Gilliesieae
Genus: Miersia
Lindl.
Type species
Miersia chilensis

Miersia is a plant genus in the Amaryllidaceae.[1] The genus has 10 known species, 9 of which are endemic to Chile and one, M. rusbyi, endemic to Bolivia.[2][3]

The genus name of Miersia is in honour of John Miers (1789–1879), a British botanist and engineer, best known for his work on the flora of Chile and Argentina.[4]

Species

The following species are listed in Plants of the World Online:[3]

  • Miersia chilensis Lindl.
  • Miersia humilis (Phil.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
  • Miersia leporina Ravenna
  • Miersia myodes Bertero
  • Miersia putaendensis A.Cádiz-Véliz
  • Miersia raucoana J.E.Sepúlveda & Nic.García
  • Miersia rusbyi Britton
  • Miersia stellata C.Cuevas & Nic.García
  • Miersia tenuiseta Ravenna
  • Miersia triloba (Ravenna) M.F.Fay & Christenh.

References

  1. John Lindley. 1826. Botanical Register 12: t. 992
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected plant families
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Miersia Lindl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:24510-1. 
  4. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018) (in German) (pdf). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021. 

Wikidata ☰ Q9032607 entry