Plagiolirion is a genus of Colombian plants in the Amaryllis family.[2][3] It contains only one known species, Plagiolirion horsmannii,[2][3] rare in the wild and for several years thought extinct until rediscovered in the Río Cauca Valley in 1989.[4] It has showy, white flowers.[5][6]
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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: | Eucharideae |
| Genus: | Plagiolirion Baker[2] |
| Species: | P. horsmannii
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| Binomial name | |
| Plagiolirion horsmannii Baker[1]
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| Plagiolirion is endemic to Colombia[1] | |
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Cytology
editThe diploid chromosome number of Plagiolirion horsmannii is 2n = 46.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Plagiolirion horsmannii Baker". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ a b c "Plagiolirion Baker". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ a b John Gilbert Baker. 1883. Gardeners' Chronicle, new series 2: 38.
- ^ a b Alan W. Meerow and Philip Silverstone-Sopkin. 1995. The rediscovery of Plagiolirion horsmannii Baker (Amaryllidaceae) Brittonia 47(4): 426-431
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Tropicos, Plagiolirion horsmannii Baker