Miersia
| Miersia | |
|---|---|
| |
| Miersia chilensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Tribe: | Gilliesieae |
| Genus: | Miersia Lindl. |
| Type species | |
| Miersia chilensis | |
Miersia is a plant genus in the Amaryllidaceae.[1] The genus has 10 known species, 9 of which are endemic to Chile and one, M. rusbyi, endemic to Bolivia.[2][3]
The genus name of Miersia is in honour of John Miers (1789–1879), a British botanist and engineer, best known for his work on the flora of Chile and Argentina.[4]
Species
[edit]The following species are listed in Plants of the World Online:[3]
- Miersia chilensis Lindl.
- Miersia humilis (Phil.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
- Miersia leporina Ravenna
- Miersia myodes Bertero
- Miersia putaendensis A.Cádiz-Véliz
- Miersia raucoana J.E.Sepúlveda & Nic.García
- Miersia rusbyi Britton
- Miersia stellata C.Cuevas & Nic.García
- Miersia tenuiseta Ravenna
- Miersia triloba (Ravenna) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
References
[edit]- ^ John Lindley. 1826. Botanical Register 12: t. 992
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected plant families
- ^ a b "Miersia Lindl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.