Leptochiton (plant)
| Leptochiton | |
|---|---|
| |
| Leptochiton quitoensis[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Tribe: | Hymenocallideae |
| Genus: | Leptochiton Sealy |
| Type species | |
| Leptochiton quitoensis | |
Leptochiton is a genus of South American plants in the Amaryllis family.[2][3]
There are 2 known species, native to Ecuador and Peru:[4]
- Leptochiton helianthus (Ravenna) Gereau & Meerow - Peru (Cajamarca)
- Leptochiton quitoensis (Herb.) Sealy - Ecuador (Guayas, Loja), Peru
References
- ^ illustration from Baker, John Gilbert. 1878. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 104: plate 6397, as Ismene tenuifolia
- ^ Sealy, Joseph Robert. 1937. Botanical Magazine 160: plate 9491
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families