| Speea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Tribe: | Gilliesieae |
| Genus: | Speea Loes. |
| Type species | |
| Speea humilis (Phil.) Loes. ex K.Krause | |
| Synonyms | |
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Geanthus Phil. 1884, illegitimate homonym not Raf. 1814 (Iridaceae) nor Reinw. 1825 (Zingiberaceae) | |
Speea is a genus of Chilean plants in the onion subfamily within the Amaryllis family. Kew treats Speea as synonym of Miersia.
- Species
Both known species are native to central Chile.
- Speea humilis (Phil.) Loes. ex K.Krause
- Speea triloba Ravenna
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Tropicos search for Geanthus
- Loesener, Ludwig Eduard Theodor. 1923. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 10: 63.
- Philippi, Rudolf Amandus 1884. Anales de la Universidad de Chile 65: 301, as Geanthus
- "Speea Loes. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- The Plant List Search for Speea
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Speea | |