Chlidanthus Explained
Chlidanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaryllidaceae native to Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru.
Description
Vegetative characteristics
Chlidanthus has tunicate bulbs.[1] [2] The leaves are linear.
Generative characteristics
The inflorescence is a few-flowered umbel. The pedicellate or sessile flowers have a slightly curved, elongate, tubular, marcescent perianth composed of six tepals, which does not have a corona.[3] The androecium consists of six basally fused stamens.[4] The curved filaments are very short. The erect style has a trifid stigma.[5] The trilocular capsule fruit bears numerous flat and thin seeds. The flowers of Chlidanthus fragrans are pleasantly fragrant.[6]
Taxonomy
Publication
The genus Chlidanthus Herb. was published by William Herbert in 1821.
Species
The genus Chlidanthus has four species:[7]
- Chlidanthus boliviensis Traub & I.S.Nelson
- Chlidanthus fragrans Herb.
- Chlidanthus soratensis (Baker) Ravenna
- Chlidanthus yaviensis (Ravenna) Ravenna
Placement within Amaryllidoideae
It is placed in the tribe Eustephieae.[8] [9]
Etymology
The generic name Chlidanthus means delicate flower.[10]
Notes and References
- https://www.google.de/books/edition/Flore_des_serres_et_des_jardins_de_l_Eur/bEhopPiG3AgC?hl=de&gbpv=1&dq=Chlidanthus&pg=PP131&printsec=frontcover Flore des serres et des jardins de l'Europe, ou descriptions des plantes les plus rares et les plus meritantes, nouvellement introduites sur le continent ou en Engleterre
- Tenenbaum, F. (2003). Taylor's Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. p. 93. Vereinigtes Königreich: Houghton Mifflin.
- Gay, C. (1853). Historia física y política de Chile: segun documentos adquiridos en esta republica durante doce años de residencia en ella y publicada bajo los auspicios del Supremo Gobierno. pp. 74-76. Botanica ; 6. Frankreich: Casa del autor.
- https://www.google.de/books/edition/Blumen_Zeitung/IYcmAQAAMAAJ?hl=de&gbpv=1&dq=Chlidanthus&pg=PA179&printsec=frontcover Blumen-Zeitung.
- HERBERT, W. (1837). Amaryllidaceæ: preceded by an attempt to arrange the Monocotyledonous orders, and followed by a treatise on cross-bred vegetables, and supplement. ... With fortyeight plates. p. 190. Vereinigtes Königreich: (n.p.).
- Bosse, J. F. W. (1829). Handbuch der Blumen-Gärtnerei: oder, Genaue Beschreibung von mehr als 4060 wahren Zierpflanzen-Arten ... Alphabetisch geordnet und mit deutlichen, auf vieljährige Erfahrung gegründeten Cultur-Anweisungen ... Für Blumenfreunde und angehende Gärtner, mit besonderer Rücksicht auf das norddeutsche Clima und auf Zimmer-Blumenzucht. p. 338.
- 1395-1 . Chlidanthus Herb. . 11 May 2024.
- Meerow, A. W., Guy, C. L., Li, Q.-B., & Yang, S.-L. (2000). Phylogeny of the American Amaryllidaceae Based on nrDNA ITS Sequences. Systematic Botany, 25(4), 708–726. https://doi.org/10.2307/2666729
- Meerow, A. W. (2023). Classification and phylogeny of Amaryllidaceae, the modern synthesis and the road ahead: A review. Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica, 58(3), 4-4.
- Cahlíková, L., Hrabinová, M., Kulhánková, A., Benešová, N., Chlebek, J., Jun, D., ... & Opletal, L. (2013). Alkaloids from Chlidanthus fragrans and their acetylcholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase and prolyl oligopeptidase activities. Natural product communications, 8(11), 1934578X1300801110.