Paramongaia
| Paramongaia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Tribe: | Clinantheae |
| Genus: | Paramongaia Velarde |
| Type species | |
| Paramongaia weberbaueri | |
Paramongaia is a genus of South American plants in the Amaryllis family, found only in Peru and Bolivia.[1] Common name is "giant Peruvian daffodil."[2]
There are two recognized species:[3][4][5]
- Paramongaia superba Ravenna - Bolivia (La Paz)
- Paramongaia weberbaueri Velarde[1] - Peru (Ancash), Bolivia (La Paz)
References
- ^ a b Octavio Velarde. 1949. Lilloa 17: 489.
- ^ Strange Wonderful Things, Rare and exotic plants & seeds, Paramongaia weberbaueri - the "Giant Peruvian Daffodil"
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Jørgensen, P. M., M. H. Nee & S. G. Beck. (eds.) 2014. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia, Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127(1–2): i–viii, 1–1744.
- ^ The Plant List search for Paramongaia