Traubia

Traubia
Traubia modesta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Tribe: Hippeastreae
Subtribe: Traubiinae
Genus: Traubia
Moldenke
Species:
T. modesta
Binomial name
Traubia modesta
Synonyms
  • Rhodophiala modesta Phil.
  • Hippeastrum modestum (Phil.) Baker
  • Amaryllis modesta (Phil.) Traub & Uphof
  • Lapiedra chilensis F.Phil. ex Phil.
  • Traubia chilensis (F.Phil. ex Phil.) Moldenke

Traubia is a genus of Chilean plants in the Amaryllis family. Only one species is recognized, Traubia modesta, native to northern and central Chile.

Description

Vegetative characteristics

Traubia modesta is a bulbous plant with small, ovoid, brown bulbs bearning linear, 8–12 cm long, and 2–3 mm wide leaves.

Generative characteristics

The inflorescence with a hollow, cylindrical, 35–50 cm long scape bears 1–5 zygomorphic, white flowers. The capsule fruit bears black, round, and flat seeds.

Taxonomy

Within the tribe Hippeastreae, it is placed in the subtribe Traubiinae.

Etymology

The specific epithet modesta, from the Latin modestus, means modest moderate, or unassuming.

Distribution and habitat

It occurs in the coastal regions of Coquimbo to O'Higgins Region, Chile.

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Moldenke, Harold Norman. 1963. Plant Life 19: 55. as Traubia chilensis
  3. ↑ Philippi, Rudolf Amandus. 1896. Anales de la Universidad de Chile 93: 144, as Lapiedra chilensis
  4. ↑ Pierfelice Ravenna. 1974. Plant life, Stanford 30: 31
  5. ↑ Ravenna, P. (2003). Elucidation and systematics of the Chilean Genera of Amaryllidaceae. Botanica Australis 2: 1-21.
  6. ↑ The Plant List, Traubia modesta (Phil.) Ravenna
  7. ↑ Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Chile. Gayana, Botánica 42: 1–157
  8. 1 2 Traubia modesta. (n.d.-b). Alpine Garden Society. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from http://encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/Traubia/modesta
  9. 1 2 3 4 Traubia modesta. (2024, May 26). Fundación R.A. Philippi. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from https://fundacionphilippi.cl/catalogo/traubia-modesta/
  10. 1 2 3 4 Traubia. (n.d.). Pacific Bulb Society. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Traubia
  11. ↑ Traubia modesta. (n.d.). Chilebosque. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from http://www.chilebosque.cl/herb/traubia_modesta.html
  12. ↑ García, N., Meerow, A. W., Arroyo‐Leuenberger, S., Oliveira, R. S., Dutilh, J. H., Soltis, P. S., & Judd, W. S. (2019). Generic classification of Amaryllidaceae tribe Hippeastreae. Taxon, 68(3), 481-498.
  13. 1 2 Partrat, E. (2025, February 25). A dictionary of carnivorous plant names. A World of Pinguicula. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from https://www.pinguicula.org/articles/carnivorous-plant-name-dictionary/
  14. ↑ Psammophora modesta. (2025, February 19). World of Succulents. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from https://worldofsucculents.com/psammophora-modesta/
  15. ↑ Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh & Fundación Chilco. (n.d.-c). Traubia modesta (Phil.) Ravenna. The Endemic Plants of Chile. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from https://chileanendemics.rbge.org.uk/taxa/traubia-modesta-phil-ravenna#biogeography