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''Clinanthus'' is a genus of bulbous plants in the family
Estudio exomorfológico y fitoquímico de los bulbos de dos especies endémicas del Perú de la familia Amaryllidaceae.
Arnaldoa, 22(1). linear to lorate,Herbert, W. (1837).
Amaryllidaceæ: preceded by an attempt to arrange the Monocotyledonous orders, and followed by a treatise on cross-bred vegetables, and supplement. ... With fortyeight plates.
pp. 192–193. Vereinigtes Königreich: (n.p.). up to 50–60 cm long leaves.
The Flowering Plants Handbook: A practical guide to families and genera of the world.
p. 87. Vereinigtes Königreich: Plant Gateway Ltd.. The trilocular, green or glaucous capsule fruit bears numerous brown to black, winged, flat seeds.
Chemical and Biological Aspects of Different Species of the Genus ''Clinanthus'' Herb.(Amaryllidaceae) from South America.
Molecules, 28(14), 5408. at elevations above 2000 m above sea level.Ruschel Tallini, L. (2018)
Estudio de los alcaloides de las Amaryllidaceae como fuente de nuevas moléculas bioactivas.
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Convergence or reticulation? Mosaic evolution in the canalized American Amaryllidaceae.
Diversity, phylogeny and evolution in the monocotyledons, 145-168.
Amaryllidaceae
The Amaryllidaceae are a family of herbaceous, mainly perennial and bulbous (rarely rhizomatous) flowering plants in the monocot order Asparagales. The family takes its name from the genus '' Amaryllis'' and is commonly known as the amaryl ...
. It is found in western South America, including Ecuador
Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...
, Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
, Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
, north Chile
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and north west Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
.
Description
Vegetative characteristics
''Clinanthus'' are perennial herbs with sessile,Soto Vásquez, M. R., & Leiva Salinas, M. J. (2015)Estudio exomorfológico y fitoquímico de los bulbos de dos especies endémicas del Perú de la familia Amaryllidaceae.
Arnaldoa, 22(1). linear to lorate,Herbert, W. (1837).
Amaryllidaceæ: preceded by an attempt to arrange the Monocotyledonous orders, and followed by a treatise on cross-bred vegetables, and supplement. ... With fortyeight plates.
pp. 192–193. Vereinigtes Königreich: (n.p.). up to 50–60 cm long leaves.
Generative characteristics
The inflorescences have 2–10 mostly pink or red flowers. The androecium consists of 6 stamens. The gynoecium consists of 3 carpels. The stigma is capitate.Byng, J. W. (2014).The Flowering Plants Handbook: A practical guide to families and genera of the world.
p. 87. Vereinigtes Königreich: Plant Gateway Ltd.. The trilocular, green or glaucous capsule fruit bears numerous brown to black, winged, flat seeds.
Taxonomy
It was published by William Herbert in 1821 with ''Clinanthus luteus'' Herb. as the type species.Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-d). ''Clinanthus'' Herb. Tropicos. Retrieved December 10, 2024, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/40010393Species
Species include: *'' Clinanthus callacallensis'' (Ravenna) Meerow *'' Clinanthus campodensis'' (Ravenna) Meerow *'' Clinanthus caracensis'' (Ravenna) Meerow *'' Clinanthus chihuanhuayu'' (Cárdenas) Meerow *'' Clinanthus coccineus'' (Ruiz & Pav.) Meerow *'' Clinanthus croceus'' (Savigny) Meerow *'' Clinanthus elwesii'' (Baker) Meerow *'' Clinanthus flammidus'' (Ravenna) Meerow *'' Clinanthus fulvus'' (Herb.) Meerow *'' Clinanthus glareosus'' (Ravenna) Meerow *'' Clinanthus humilis'' (Herb.) Meerow *'' Clinanthus imasumacc'' (Vargas) Meerow *'' Clinanthus incarnatus'' (Kunth) Meerow *'' Clinanthus incarum'' (Kraenzl.) Meerow *'' Clinanthus luteus'' Herb. *'' Clinanthus macleanicus'' (Herb.) Meerow *'' Clinanthus microstephium'' (Ravenna) Meerow *'' Clinanthus mirabilis'' (Ravenna) Meerow *'' Clinanthus recurvatus'' (Ruiz & Pav.) Meerow *'' Clinanthus sunchubambae'' (Ravenna) Meerow *'' Clinanthus variegatus'' (Ruiz & Pav.) Meerow *'' Clinanthus viridiflorus'' (Ruiz & Pav.) MeerowEcology
Habitat
''Clinanthus'' occurs in seasonally dry shrubland or grassy vegetationRodríguez-Escobar, M. L., Tallini, L. R., Lisa-Molina, J., Berkov, S., Viladomat, F., Meerow, A., ... & Torras-Claveria, L. (2023)Chemical and Biological Aspects of Different Species of the Genus ''Clinanthus'' Herb.(Amaryllidaceae) from South America.
Molecules, 28(14), 5408. at elevations above 2000 m above sea level.Ruschel Tallini, L. (2018)
Estudio de los alcaloides de las Amaryllidaceae como fuente de nuevas moléculas bioactivas.
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Pollination
The flowers are possibly ornithophilous (i.e., bird pollinated).Meerow, A. W. (2010)Convergence or reticulation? Mosaic evolution in the canalized American Amaryllidaceae.
Diversity, phylogeny and evolution in the monocotyledons, 145-168.
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q8346935, from2=Q87148627 Amaryllidoideae Amaryllidaceae genera Taxa named by William Herbert (botanist)