Biology:Phycella cyrtanthoides

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Short description: Species of plant

Phycella cyrtanthoides
Cyrtanthus-like phycella imported from iNaturalist photo 234172933 on 27 October 2023.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Phycella
Species:
P. cyrtanthoides
Binomial name
Phycella cyrtanthoides
(Sims) Lindl.

Phycella cyrtanthoides, the Añañuca de Fuego[1], is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is a bulbous geophyte endemic to central Chile .[2]

Phycella cyrtanthoides is commonly known as añañuca in Chile, and the star Gliese 367 is named after it.[3] Añañuca is, however, a common name also applied to other related species such as Zephyranthes phycelloides[4] and Paposoa laeta[5].

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6074532 entry