''Rauhia'' is a genus of bulbous,
perennial plants
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 ...
endemic to Peru.
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El Libro Rojo de las Plantas Endémicas del Perú. Revista Peruana de Biologia 13(núm. 2 especial): 1s–971s
Description
Vegetative characteristics
''Rauhia'' are bulbous,[''Rauhia''. (n.d.). Pacific Bulb Society. Retrieved January 6, 2025, from https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Rauhia] perennial plants[Arroyo-Leuenberger, S. (2020)]
''Rauhia'' AMARYLLIDACEAE.
In: Eggli, U., Nyffeler, R. (eds) Monocotyledons. Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. with annual, ovate to oblong, fleshy, petiolate, glaucous leaves and large,[Meerow, A.W., Snijman, D.A. (1998)]
Amaryllidaceae.
In: Kubitzki, K. (eds) Flowering Plants · Monocotyledons. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. solitary, tunicate, underground bulbs.
Generative characteristics
The stout, umbellate inflorescences with erect, solid scapes bear numerous pedicellate, infundibular to tubular, actinomorphic or zygomorphic,[Byng, J. W. (2014).]
The Flowering Plants Handbook: A practical guide to families and genera of the world.
p. 88. Vereinigtes Königreich: Plant Gateway Ltd.. green to white flowers. The seeds are black or brown.
Cytology
The diploid chromosome count is 2n = 46.
Taxonomy
It was published by Hamilton Paul Traub in 1957 with ''Rauhia peruviana'' as the type species.[Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-x). ''Rauhia'' Traub. Tropicos. Retrieved January 6, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/40022909]
Species
, Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
accepted the following species:
*'' Rauhia albescens'' Meerow & Sagást.
*'' Rauhia decora'' Ravenna - Peru
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( Amazonas)
*'' Rauhia multiflora'' (Kunth) Ravenna - Peru (Cajamarca
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)
*'' Rauhia occidentalis'' Ravenna - Peru (Cajamarca)
*'' Rauhia staminosa'' Ravenna - Peru (Amazonas)
Etymology
The generic name ''Rauhia'' refers to the German botanist Werner Rauh
Werner Rauh (16 May 1913 in Niemegk – 7 April 2000 in Heidelberg) was a German biologist, botanist and author.
Biography
Born in the town of Niemegk near Bitterfeld, Rauh studied at Biology faculty at the University of Halle under the morp ...
(1913-2000).[Leuenberger, B. E., & Arroyo-Leuenberger, S. (2006)]
Humboldt, Bonpland, Kunth and the type specimen of ''Rauhia multiflora'' (Amaryllidaceae) from Peru.
Willdenowia, 601-610.
Ecology
It occurs on rocky slopes, and in open, seasonally dry woodlands at elevations of 1000–1500 m.
Cultivation
''Rauhia multiflora'' is found in cultivation. ''Rauhia'' has been successfully used in intergeneric hybridisation with ''Eucrosia
''Eucrosia'' is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae) distributed from Ecuador to Peru. The name is derived from the Greek , beautiful, and , a fringe, referring t ...
''.[Meerow, A. W., Roh, M., & Lawson, R. S. (1992, May)]
Breeding of ''Eucrosia'' (Amaryllidaceae) for cutflower and pot plant production.
In VI International Symposium on Flower Bulbs 325 (pp. 555-560).
References
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Amaryllidaceae genera
Endemic flora of Peru
Amaryllidoideae
Plants described in 1957