Gilliesia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Allioideae
Tribus: Gilliesieae
Subtribus: Gilliesiinae
Genus: Gilliesia
Species: G. atropurpurea – G. attenuata – G. brevicoalita – G. curacavina – G. curicana – G. cuspidata – G. dimera – G. graminea – G. isopetala – G. miersioides – G. monophylla – G. montana – G. nahuelbutae
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Gilliesia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 26. Reference page.

Name

Gilliesia Lindl., 1826.

Type species: Gilliesia graminea Lindl.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Solaria Phil., Linnaea 29: 72. (1858)
Symea Baker, Refug. Bot. 4: t. 260. (1871)
Gethyum Phil., Anales Univ. Chile 1873: 549. (1873)
Ancrumia Harv. ex Baker, Hooker's Icon. Pl. 13: t. 1227. (1877)

References

Lindley, J., 1826. Botanical Register; Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment. London, t. 992.
Christenhusz, M.J.M., Fay, M.F. & Byng, J.W. (eds). 2018. The Global Flora, Vol. 4: Special Edition, GLOVAP Nomenclature Part 1. Plant Gateway Ltd., Bradford. ISBN 978-0-9929993-5-3 PDFReference page. P.58 from Google Books

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Gilliesia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 26. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Gilliesia. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 26 2018.

Gilliesia is a genus in the family Amaryllidaceae. The entire genus is native to Chile and Argentina.[1][2]

Taxonomy
Species[1]

Gilliesia curicana Ravenna - Maule in Chile
Gilliesia dimera Ravenna - Maule in Chile
Gilliesia graminea Lindl. - central Chile, Mendoza in Argentina
Gilliesia isopetala Ravenna - O'Higgins in Chile
Gilliesia monophylla Reiche - from Maule to Biobío in Chile
Gilliesia montana Poepp. & Endl. from Maule to La Araucanía in Chile[3]
Gilliesia nahuelbutae Ravenna - Biobío in Chile

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Lindley, John. 1826. Botanical Register 12: t. 992

Rix, Martyn (2013). "753. Gilliesia Montana". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 30: 28–35. doi:10.1111/curt.12014.

Bibliography

Rudall, P. J.; Bateman, R. M.; Fay, M. F.; Eastman, A. (1 December 2002). "Floral anatomy and systematics of Alliaceae with particular reference to Gilliesia, a presumed insect mimic with strongly zygomorphic flowers". American Journal of Botany. 89 (12): 1867–1883. doi:10.3732/ajb.89.12.1867. PMID 21665616. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
Lindley, John (1826). "Gilliesia graminea". Edwards' Botanical Register. 12: t. 992.