Plagiolirion

Plagiolirion
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Plagiolirion
Baker
Species: P. horsmannii
Binomial name
Plagiolirion horsmannii
Baker
Synonyms[1]
  • Eucharis horsmannii (Baker) Traub
  • Urceolina horsmannii (Baker) Traub

Plagiolirion is a genus of Colombian plants in the Amaryllis family.[2] It contains only one known species, Plagiolirion horsmannii,[2] rare in the wild and for several years thought extinct until rediscovered in the Río Cauca Valley in 1989.[3] The species is widely cultivated because of its showy flowers.[1][4]

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