Solaria (plant) explained

Solaria is a genus of South American plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Allioideae, tribe Gilliesieae, native to Chile and Argentina. Kew treats Solaria as a synonym of Gilliesia.^{[1] [2]}

The genus is named in honor of Chilean mathematician Francisco Borja de Solar.^[3]

Species^{[1] [4]}

• Solaria atropurpurea (Phil.) Ravenna - Chile (O'Higgins, Santiago)
• Solaria attenuata Ravenna - Chile, Argentina (Neuquén)
• Solaria brevicoalita Ravenna - Chile (Maule)
• Solaria curacavina Ravenna - Chile (Santiago)
• Solaria cuspidata (Harv. ex Baker) Ravenna - Chile (Coquimbo)
• Solaria miersioides Phil. - Chile

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=287289 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Ravenna, P. (1978). Studies in the Allieae II. Plant Life 34: 130-151.
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/115692#page/77/mode/1up Philippi, Rudolf Amandus. 1858. Linnaea 29(1): 72.
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