Paramongaia

Paramongaia is a genus of South American plants in the Narcissus Family ( Amaryllidaceae), the most important species being Paramongaia weberbaueri found only in Peru and Bolivia.[1] Common names are "giant Peruvian daffodil."[2] and Cojomaria. Its appearance resembles the "King Alfred" Daffodil, but the flower is up to 7.25 inches (18.5 centimeters) in lengthy 7.5 inches (18.5 cm) wide with a corona 3.3 inches (8.5 cm) by 3 inches (8.5 cm) long by three inches (8 cm) wide.[3]

Immature bulb of Paramongaia weberbaueri Velarde

Paramongaia
Paramongaia weberbaueri
Detail of Paramongaia milagroantha flowers
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Tribe: Clinantheae
Genus: Paramongaia
Velarde
Type species
Paramongaia weberbaueri
Velarde

Taxonomy

Species

There are five recognized species:[4]

  • Paramongaia milagroantha (S.Leiva & Meerow) Meerow
  • Paramongaia mirabile (Ravenna) Meerow
  • Paramongaia multiflora Meerow
  • Paramongaia viridiflora (Ruiz & Pav.) Meerow
  • Paramongaia weberbaueri Velarde

Phylogeny

The following relationships were reported:[5]

Paramongaia milagroantha

Paramongaia mirabile

Paramongaia viridiflora

Paramongaia multiflora

Paramongaia weberbaueri

Etymology

The generic name Paramongaia refers to Paramonga, Peru.[6]

Conservation

The rare species Paramongaia weberbaueri has successfully been artificially propagated.[7]

References
  1. Octavio Velarde. 1949. Lilloa 17: 489.
  2. Strange Wonderful Things, Rare and exotic plants & seeds, Paramongaia weberbaueri - the "Giant Peruvian Daffodil"
  3. Phillips, Roger; Rix, Martyn (1997). Random House Book of Indoor and House Plants - Volume two. New York: Random House. p. 251.
  4. "Paramongaia Velarde". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  5. Meerow, A. W., & Nakamura, K. (2019). "Two new species of Peruvian Amaryllidaceae, an expanded concept of the genus Paramongaia, and taxonomic notes in Stenomesson." Phytotaxa, 416(2), 184-196.
  6. Mathew, B. (1997). 323. PARAMONGAIA WEBERBAUERI: Amaryllidaceae. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 14(3), 142–147. http://www.jstor.org/stable/45065245
  7. Dinkelman, K., Finnie, J. F., Drennan, P. M., & van Staden, J. (1989). "In vitro multiplication of Paramongaia weberbaueri." HortScience, 24(5), 860-860.
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