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Plagiolirion

Plagiolirion
Plagiolirion horsmannii.JPG
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Plagiolirion
Baker
Species: P. horsmannii
Binomial name
Plagiolirion horsmannii
Baker
Synonyms
  • Eucharis horsmannii (Baker) Traub
  • Urceolina horsmannii (Baker) Traub

Plagiolirion is a genus of Colombian plants in the Amaryllis family. It contains only one known species, Plagiolirion horsmannii, rare in the wild and for several years thought extinct until rediscovered in the Río Cauca Valley in 1989. The species is widely cultivated because of its showy flowers.


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