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| Speea | |
|---|---|
Scientific 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] | |
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]
Both known species are native to central Chile.
- Speea humilis (Phil.) Loes. ex K.Krause
- Speea triloba Ravenna
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Tropicos search for Geanthus
- ^ Loesener, Ludwig Eduard Theodor. 1923. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 10: 63.
- ^ Philippi, Rudolf Amandus 1884. Anales de la Universidad de Chile 65: 301, as Geanthus
- ^ "Speea Loes. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ^ The Plant List Search for Speea