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588. STENOMESSON PEARCEI
Author(s) -
Weber Odile,
Wilkin Paul
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
curtis's botanical magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1467-8748
pISSN - 1355-4905
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8748.2007.00572.x
Subject(s) - amaryllidaceae , habitat , conservation status , herb , geography , ecology , biology , botany , traditional medicine , medicinal herbs , medicine
Summary The systematic relationships of Stenomesson Herb. and other Andean genera of Amaryllidaceae are discussed and one of its members, S. pearcei Baker, is compared to similar species, described and illustrated. The cultivation requirements, habitat, distribution and conservation status of S. pearcei are discussed. A lectotype is chosen.