''Lapiedra'' is a genus of Western

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.Lagasca y Segura, Mariano. 1816. Genera et species plantarum 14. It now contains only one known species, ''Lapiedra martinezii'', native to

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Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...

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Traubia ''Traubia'' is a genus of Chilean plants in the Amaryllis family. Only one species is recognized, ''Traubia modesta'',Moldenke, Harold Norman. 1963. Plant Life 19: 55. as ''Traubia chilensis'' native to northern and central Chile. Description ...

''). * ''Lapiedra chilensis - Traubia modesta'' * ''Lapiedra gracilis - Narcissus cavanillesii''

Etymology

The genus is named after María Josefa La Piedra (1775-1858), a Spanish botanist.

References

Bibliography

Rios et al. Biogeographical patterns and phenological changes in ''Lapiedra martinezii'' Lag. related to its alkaloid diversity. 2013
{{Taxonbar, from1=Q10316281, from2=Q15519513 Amaryllidoideae Monotypic Amaryllidaceae genera Flora of Morocco Flora of Spain Taxa named by Mariano Lagasca