Tecophilaea
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Tecophilaeaceae |
| Genus: | Tecophilaea Bertero ex Colla |
| Type species | |
| Tecophilaea violiflora Bertero ex Colla | |
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| It is endemic to Peru and Chile | |
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Tecophilaea is a genus of cormous plants in the family Tecophilaeaceae. There are two known species, both native to southern South America.
Description
Vegetative characteristics
Tecophilaea are perennial, cormous herbs
Generative characteristics
The trilocular capsule fruit bears many seeds.
Taxonomy
It was validly published by Luigi Aloysius Colla in 1836 based on previous work by Carlo Luigi Giuseppe Bertero. The type species is Tecophilaea violiflora Bertero ex Colla. It is the type genus of its family Tecophilaeaceae Leyb.
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.
Species
Species
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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_flowers.jpg) | Tecophilaea cyanocrocus Leyb. | Santiago Province in Chile |
 | 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.
Distribution
It is endemic to Peru and Chile.
References
- 1 2 3 Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-x). Tecophilaea Bertero ex Colla. Tropicos. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/40010590
- 1 2 Tecophilaea Bertero ex Colla. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:19500-1
- 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- 1 2 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
- 1 2 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
- ↑ Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-y). Tecophilaeaceae Leyb. Tropicos. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/50304862
- ↑ 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
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