Lapiedra is a genus of Western Mediterranean plants in the Amaryllis family.[2] It now contains only one known species, Lapiedra martinezii,[2] native to Spain and Morocco.[1][3][4][5][6][7]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Tribe: | Narcisseae |
| Genus: | Lapiedra Lag. |
| Species: | L. martinezii
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| Binomial name | |
| Lapiedra martinezii Lag.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Two other former species are considered members of other genera (Narcissus and Traubia).[1]
- Lapiedra chilensis - Traubia modesta
- Lapiedra gracilis - Narcissus cavanillesii
Etymology
editThe genus is named after María Josefa La Piedra (1775-1858), a Spanish botanist.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b Lagasca y Segura, Mariano. 1816. Genera et species plantarum 14.
- ^ Tropicos, Lapiedra Lag.
- ^ Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- ^ Region de Murcia, Flor de la estrella (Lapiedra martinezii) in Spanish, with photos
- ^ Flora silvestre del Mediterráneo, Flor de la estrella (Lapiedra martinezii) in Spanish, with photos
- ^ González Bueno, A.; Garcia Guillén, E. "Lapiedra Lag., nuevas luces sobre un epónimo oculto. En torno a las relaciones botánicas entre María Josefa La Piedra, Simón de Rojas Clemente y Mariano La Gasca". Flora Montiberica. 88: 13–17.