Leptochiton (plant)
Leptochiton is a genus of South American plants in the Amaryllis family.[3][4]
| Leptochiton | |
|---|---|
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| Leptochiton quitoensis[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Tribe: | Hymenocallideae |
| Genus: | Leptochiton Sealy |
| Type species | |
| Leptochiton quitoensis | |
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| Leptochiton is native to Ecuador and Peru[2] | |
References
- illustration from Baker, John Gilbert. 1878. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 104: plate 6397, as Ismene tenuifolia
- "Leptochiton Sealy". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- Sealy, Joseph Robert. 1937. Botanical Magazine 160: plate 9491
- Jørgensen, P. M., M. H. Nee & S. G. Beck. (eds.) 2014. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia, Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127(1–2): i–viii, 1–1744.
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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