Placea
| Placea | |
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| Placea amoena, growing in Chile | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Subtribe: | Traubiinae |
| Genus: | Placea Miers |
Placea is a genus of South American bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae.[1][2] They are all endemic to Chile.
- Placea amoena Phil.
- Placea arzae Phil.
- Placea davidii Ravenna
- Placea germainii Phil.
- Placea lutea Phil.
- Placea ornata Miers
References
- ^ Miers, John. 1841. Edwards's Botanical Register 27: plate 50 + two subsequent text pages descriptions in Latin, commentary in English, full-page color illustration of Placea ornata
- ^ Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Amaryllidoideae
- ^ Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. World Checklist of Monocotyledons: Placea. Accessed April 16, 2009.
- ^ Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Chile. Gayana, Botánica 42: 1–157
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