Leptochiton Late | |
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Leptochiton quitoensis [2] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
Tribe: | Hymenocallideae |
Genus: |
Leptochiton Sealy |
Type species | |
Leptochiton quitoensis | |
Leptochiton is native to Ecuador and Peru [3] |
Leptochiton is a genus of South American plants in the Amaryllis family. [4] [5]
There are 2 known species, native to Ecuador and Peru: [6]
Leptochiton has phytomelanous seeds, which is unique among the tribe Hymenocallideae. [7]
The diploid chromosome count is 2n = 24 or 2n = 34. [7]
It is closely related to Ismene, to which it shared a common ancestor 26.14 million years ago. It is the sister group to Hymenocallis, from which it separated 24.46 million years ago. [1]
Leptochiton Late | |
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Leptochiton quitoensis [2] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
Tribe: | Hymenocallideae |
Genus: |
Leptochiton Sealy |
Type species | |
Leptochiton quitoensis | |
Leptochiton is native to Ecuador and Peru [3] |
Leptochiton is a genus of South American plants in the Amaryllis family. [4] [5]
There are 2 known species, native to Ecuador and Peru: [6]
Leptochiton has phytomelanous seeds, which is unique among the tribe Hymenocallideae. [7]
The diploid chromosome count is 2n = 24 or 2n = 34. [7]
It is closely related to Ismene, to which it shared a common ancestor 26.14 million years ago. It is the sister group to Hymenocallis, from which it separated 24.46 million years ago. [1]