Stenomesson Pearcei
''Stenomesson'' is a genus of bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae. All the species are native to western South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and northern Chile).Meerow, Alan W. 2000. Phylogeny of the American Amaryllidaceae based on nrDNA ITS sequences Systematic Botany 25(4):708-726 Taxonomy It was published by William Herbert (botanist), William Herbert in 1821. The lectotype species ''Stenomesson flavum'' was designated by Hamilton Paul Traub in 1963. Etymology The generic name ''Stenomesson'' references the floral morphology. It is composed of the Greek words ''stenos'', meaning narrow, and ''meso'', meaning "in the middle".Weber, O., & Wilkin, P. (2007). 588. ''STENOMESSON PEARCEI'': Amaryllidaceae. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 24(2), 114-120. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *''Stenomesson aurantiacum'' (Carl Sigismund Kunth, Kunth) William Herbert (botanist), Herb. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru *''Stenomesson breviflorum'' Herb. ...
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