Plagiolirion

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Amaryllidoideae
Tribus: Eucharideae
Genus: Plagiolirion
Species: P. horsmannii
Name

Plagiolirion Baker, Gard. Chron., n.s., 1883(2): 38. 1883.
Type species: Plagiolirion horsmannii Baker

References

Baker, J.G. (1883) Gard. Chron., n.s., 20: 38.
Vigneron, P.(2005). Amaryllidaceae Amaryllidaceae.org.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Plagiolirion in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 29. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Plagiolirion. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 29 2018.

Plagiolirion is a genus of Colombian plants in the Amaryllis family.[2] It contains only one known species, Plagiolirion horsmannii,[2] rare in the wild and for several years thought extinct until rediscovered in the Río Cauca Valley in 1989.[3] It has showy, white flowers.[1][4]
References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
John Gilbert Baker. 1883. Gardeners' Chronicle, new series 2: 38.
Alan W. Meerow and Philip Silverstone-Sopkin. 1995. The rediscovery of Plagiolirion horsmannii Baker (Amaryllidaceae) Brittonia 47(4): 426-431
Tropicos, Plagiolirion horsmannii Baker