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Research Project: Subtropical and Tropical Ornamental Genetic Resource Management, Characterization, and Genetic Improvement

Location: Subtropical Horticulture Research

Title: Taxonomic novelties in Amaryllidaceae from the Department of Ancash, Peru, and a new combination in Clinanthus

Author
item MEEROW, ALAN
item CANO ECHEVARRIA, ASUNCION - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SAN MARCOS

Submitted to: PHYTOKEYS
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 8/22/2019
Publication Date: 9/16/2019
Citation: Meerow, A.W., Cano Echevarria, A.A. 2019. Taxonomic novelties in Amaryllidaceae from the Department of Ancash, Peru, and a new combination in Clinanthus. PHYTOKEYS. 131:115-126.

Interpretive Summary: We describe two new species from South America that belong to the amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae), an important group of ornamental flower bulbs. Clinanthus inflatus and Ismene virescens) are both found in the Andes of Peru. We also transfer a mis-diagnosed name, Stenomesson rubrum, into Clinanthus as C. ruber. This contribution clarifies the taxonomy of this highly diverse ornamental family and increases our understanding of its biodiversity in the Americas.

Technical Abstract: Clinanthus inflatus (Amaryllidaceae) and Ismene virescens are described from Ancash Department in Peru. The flower of C. inflatus is urceolate, and resembles that of Urceolina (Eucharideae), a unique morphology for the genus. Ismene virescens, with its loosely formed, narrowly funnelform-tubular perigone with a ventricose limb, appears to have some affinity to subg. Pseudostenomesson and may represent an intermediate form between the former and species of subg. Ismene. Stenomesson rubrum is transferred to Clinanthus as C. ruber.