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Phycella cyrtanthoides

Phycella cyrtanthoides, the Añañuca de Fuego, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is a bulbous geophyte endemic to central Chile.

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Phycella cyrtanthoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Phycella
Species:
P. cyrtanthoides
Binomial name
Phycella cyrtanthoides
(Sims) Lindl.

Phycella cyrtanthoides, the Añañuca de Fuego1, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is a bulbous geophyte endemic to central Chile.2

Phycella cyrtanthoides is commonly known as añañuca in Chile, and the star Gliese 367 is named after it.3 Añañuca is, however, a common name also applied to other related species such as Zephyranthes phycelloides4 and Paposoa laeta5.

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References

  1. "Cyrtanthus-like Phycella (Phycella cyrtanthoides)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  2. "Phycella cyrtanthoides (Sims) Lindl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  3. "2022 Approved Names". nameexoworlds.iau.org. IAU. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  4. "Zephyranthes phycelloides". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  5. "Paposoa laeta". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-10-26.