''Famatina'' was a small

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of South American

bulbous In botany, a bulb is structurally a short stem with fleshy leaves or leaf basesBell, A.D. 1997. ''Plant form: an illustrated guide to flowering plant morphology''. Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K. that function as food storage organs durin ...

plants identified by the Chilean

botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...

Ravenna Ravenna ( , , also ; rgn, Ravèna) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 408 until its collapse in 476. It then served as the cap ...

in 1972. Five species have been described.

Molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

studies suggested the genus was

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, and species have been moved to other genera.

Taxonomy

studies suggested the genus was

. Of four species examined, one (''F. maulensis'') segregated in a

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together with members of the

Traubiinae '' Phycella cyrtanthoides'' Traubiinae is a subtribe of plants classified under the tribe Hippeastreae. It belongs to the subfamily Amaryllidoideae of the Amaryllis family ( Amaryllidaceae). Description Bulbous perennial herbaceous plants ...

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, while the remaining three (''F. andina'', ''F. cisandina'', and ''F. herbertiana'') segregated with members of subtribe

Hippeastrinae Hippeastrinae is a subtribe of plants classified under the tribe Hippeastreae. It belongs to the subfamily Amaryllidoideae of the Amaryllis family ( Amaryllidaceae). Description Terrestrial bulbous perennial herbaceous plants, although th ...

. The first species is now placed in the genus ''

Phycella ''Phycella'' is a genus of herbaceous, perennial bulbous flowering plants belonging to the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. The genus consists of five species distributed from central Chile to northwestern Argentina. Taxonomy ...

'', the others in the genus ''

Zephyranthes ''Zephyranthes'' is a genus of temperate and tropical plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, native to the Western Hemisphere and widely cultivated as ornamentals. Following the expansion of the genus in 2019, which no ...

''.

Subdivision

Described species: * ''Famatina andina'' (

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) Ravenna –

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of ''

Zephyranthes tenuiflora ''Zephyranthes'' is a genus of temperate and tropical plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, native to the Western Hemisphere and widely cultivated as ornamentals. Following the expansion of the genus in 2019, which no ...

'' * ''Famatina cisandina'' Ravenna – syn. of ''

Zephyranthes cisandina ''Zephyranthes'' is a genus of temperate and tropical plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, native to the Western Hemisphere and widely cultivated as ornamentals. Following the expansion of the genus in 2019, which no ...

'' * ''Famatina herbertiana'' (

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) Ravenna – syn. of ''

Zephyranthes graciliflora ''Zephyranthes'' is a genus of temperate and tropical plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, native to the Western Hemisphere and widely cultivated as ornamentals. Following the expansion of the genus in 2019, which no ...

'' * ''Famatina maulensis'' Ravenna – syn. of ''

Phycella maulensis ''Phycella'' is a genus of herbaceous, perennial bulbous flowering plants belonging to the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. The genus consists of five species distributed from central Chile to northwestern Argentina. Taxonomy ...

'' * ''Famatina saxatilis'' Ravenna – syn. of ''Zephyranthes graciliflora''

Distribution and habitat

Chile and Argentinean

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in Mediterranean zones. Moreira-Muñoz considers 2 of the five species endemic to Chile.

References

Bibliography

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External links

Chileflora
''Famatina maulensis''

{{Taxonbar, from=Q25205261 Amaryllidoideae Historically recognized angiosperm genera