Speea

Speea is a genus of Chilean plants in the onion subfamily within the Amaryllis family.[3][4] Kew treats Speea as synonym of Miersia.[5]

Species[1][6]

Speea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Tribe: Gilliesieae
Genus: Speea
Loes.
Type species
Speea humilis
(Phil.) Loes. ex K.Krause
Synonyms[1]

Geanthus Phil. 1884, illegitimate homonym not Raf. 1814 (Iridaceae) nor Reinw. 1825 (Zingiberaceae)[2]

Both known species are native to central Chile.

  • Speea humilis (Phil.) Loes. ex K.Krause
  • Speea triloba Ravenna

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Tropicos search for Geanthus
  3. Loesener, Ludwig Eduard Theodor. 1923. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 10: 63.
  4. Philippi, Rudolf Amandus 1884. Anales de la Universidad de Chile 65: 301, as Geanthus
  5. "Speea Loes. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  6. The Plant List Search for Speea
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