Biology:Tecophilaea
Tecophilaea is a genus of cormous plants in the family Tecophilaeaceae. There are two known species, both native to southern South America.[1]
Description
Vegetative characteristics
Tecophilaea are perennial, cormous[2] herbs[2][3]
Generative characteristics
The trilocular capsule fruit bears many seeds.[4]
Taxonomy
It was validly published by Luigi Aloysius Colla in 1836[4][5] based on previous work by Carlo Luigi Giuseppe Bertero. The type species is Tecophilaea violiflora Bertero ex Colla.[5] It is the type genus of its family Tecophilaeaceae Leyb.[6]
Etymology
The genus Tecophilaea was named after the botanical artist Tecophila Billotti, the daughter of the Italian botanist Luigi Aloysius Colla, who published the genus.[7]
Species
Species[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| 120px | Tecophilaea cyanocrocus Leyb. | Santiago Province in Chile |
| 120px | Tecophilaea violiflora Bertero ex Colla | Lima Province in Peru, Coquimbo + Santiago Provinces in Chile |
Conservation
Tecophilaea cyanocrocus was believed to be extinct in the wild, but was rediscovered in 2001.[8][9]
Distribution
It is endemic to Peru and Chile.[10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tecophilaea cyanocrocus “Violacea.” (n.d.). Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/94374/tecophilaea-cyanocrocus-violacea/details
- ↑ Tecophilaea. (n.d.). Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://eol.org/pages/100586
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Colla, Luigi. (1833). Herbarium Pedemontanum; juxta methodum naturalem dispositum, additis nonnullis stirpibus exoticis ad universos ejusdem methodi ordines exhibendos (Vol. 5, p. 447). Ex Typis Regis. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31362114
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Dale W. McNeal 2012, Tecophilaeaceae, in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=93794, accessed on February 12, 2025.
- ↑ Eyzaguirre, M. T., & García de la Huerta, R. (2002). Tecophilaea cyanocrocus leyb.(tecophilaeceae) redescubierta en su hábitat natural. Gayana. Botánica, 59(2), 73-77.
- ↑ Holmes, B. (n.d.). Tecophilaea cyanocrocus Leyb. (1862:370) Chilean blue crocus. The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://recentlyextinctspecies.com/asparagales-aloes-asparagus-garlic-irises-onions-etc/tecophilaea-cyanocrocus
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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