| Plagiolirion | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Tribe: | Eucharideae |
| Genus: | Plagiolirion Baker |
| Species: | P. horsmannii |
| Binomial name | |
| Plagiolirion horsmannii Baker | |
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| Plagiolirion is endemic to Colombia | |
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Plagiolirion is a genus of Colombian plants in the Amaryllis family. It contains only one known species, Plagiolirion horsmannii, rare in the wild and for several years thought extinct until rediscovered in the Río Cauca Valley in 1989. It has showy, white flowers.
Cytology
The diploid chromosome number of Plagiolirion horsmannii is 2n = 46.
References
- ^ "Plagiolirion horsmannii Baker". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ "Plagiolirion Baker". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ John Gilbert Baker. 1883. Gardeners' Chronicle, new series 2: 38.
- ^ Alan W. Meerow and Philip Silverstone-Sopkin. 1995. The rediscovery of Plagiolirion horsmannii Baker (Amaryllidaceae) Brittonia 47(4): 426-431
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Tropicos, Plagiolirion horsmannii Baker
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Plagiolirion | |
| Plagiolirion horsmannii | |
| Eucharis horsmannii | |
| Urceolina horsmannii | |