Famatina (plant)
| Famatina | |
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| Famatina herbertiana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Tribe: | Hippeastreae |
| Genus: | Famatina Ravenna[1][2] |
| Species | |
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Famatina is a small genus of South American bulbous plants identified by the Chilean botanist Ravenna in 1972.[1] Five species have been described.[3][4] The exact taxonomic relationship remains uncertain. Phylogenetically they are placed within the Amaryllidoideae tribe Hippeastreae.[5]
Taxonomy
The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families does not accept Famatina as a separate genus, but rather considers the species as synonyms for either Rhodophiala or Phycella,[2] which belong to different subtribes of Hippeastreae.[5]
Molecular phylogenetic studies suggest the genus is polyphyletic. Of four species examined, one (F. maulensis) segregated in a clade together with members of the Traubiinae subtribe, while the remaining three (F. andina, F. cisandina, and F. herbertiana) segregated with members of subtribe Hippeastrinae.[5] This implies that unlike the synonyms adopted at Kew, F. maulensis and F. herbertiana are genetically distinct.
Subdivision
- Famatina andina (Phil.) Ravenna[3] syn. Rhodophiala andina
- Famatina cisandina Ravenna [4]
- Famatina herbertiana (Lindl.) Ravenna[1] syn. Phycella herbertiana
- Famatina maulensis Ravenna[1] syn. Phycella herbertiana
- Famatina saxatilis Ravenna[1] syn. Phycella herbertiana
Distribution and habitat
Chile and Argentinean Andes in Mediterranean zones. Moreira-Muñoz considers 2 of the five species endemic to Chile.[7][8]
References
Bibliography
- Moreira-Muñoz, Andrés (2011). Plant geography of Chile. Dordrecht: Springer. ISBN 9789048187485.
- García, Nicolás; Meerow, Alan W.; Soltis, Douglas E.; Soltis, Pamela S. (1 March 2014). "Testing Deep Reticulate Evolution in Amaryllidaceae Tribe Hippeastreae (Asparagales) with ITS and Chloroplast Sequence Data". Systematic Botany. 39 (1): 75–89. doi:10.1600/036364414X678099.
- Ravenna, P (1972). "Famatina gen. nov., Amaryllidaceae". Plant Life. 28: 55–62.
- Ravenna, P (1981). "Contributions to South American Amaryllidaceae VII". Plant Life. 37: 57–83.
- Ravenna, P. (2003a). "Elucidation and systematics of the Chilean genera of Amaryllidaceae". Botanica Australis. 2: 1–20.
- Urbina-Casanova, Rafael; Saldivia, Patricio; Scherson, Rosa A. (December 2015). "Consideraciones sobre la sistemática de las familias y los géneros de plantas vasculares endémicos de Chile". Gayana. Botánica (in Spanish). 72 (2): 272–295. doi:10.4067/S0717-66432015000200011.
- "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- "Tropicos". Missouri Botanical Garden. 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
External links
Chileflora