First records of the genus Pyrolirion Herb. (Liliopsida, Asparagales, Amaryllidaceae) in Ecuador

First records of the genus Pyrolirion Herb. (Liliopsida, Asparagales, Amaryllidaceae) in Ecuador

We report for the first time in Ecuador the small plant genus Pyrolirion Herb. (Amaryllidaceae). We identify several Ecuadorian populations of Pyrolirion tubiflorum (L’Hér.) M. Roem. located in four provinces along the Ecuadorian Andes. This species has been previously r...

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Main Authors: Nora H. Oleas, Lou Jost, Ricardo Zambrano C., Cristian Guzmán Torres, Jorge Heredia, Martin Bustamante, Hugo Romero-Saltos, María Paulina Moreno-Armijos, Alan W. Meerow, Catalina Quintana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2025-01-01
Series:Check List
Subjects:
Bulbous plant
dry valleys
citizen science
iNatu
Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/140459/download/pdf/
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Summary:We report for the first time in Ecuador the small plant genus Pyrolirion Herb. (Amaryllidaceae). We identify several Ecuadorian populations of Pyrolirion tubiflorum (L’Hér.) M. Roem. located in four provinces along the Ecuadorian Andes. This species has been previously recorded in Peru, Bolivia, and Chile. An updated description of P. tubiflorum is provided, along with detailed photographs of some of the Ecuadorian examples of the species.
ISSN:1809-127X

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