''Phycella cyrtanthoides'', the Añañuca de Fuego, is a

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

of flowering plant in the family

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 a bulbous geophyte endemic to central

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

. ''Phycella cyrtanthoides'' is commonly known as añañuca in Chile, and the star Gliese 367 is named after it. Añañuca is, however, a common name also applied to other related species such as '' Zephyranthes phycelloides'' and '' Paposoa laeta''''.''

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Amaryllidoideae Plants described in 1825 Taxa named by John Sims (taxonomist) Endemic flora of Chile {{Amaryllidaceae-stub