''Miersia'' is a plant genus in the
Amaryllidaceae
The Amaryllidaceae are a family of herbaceous, mainly perennial and bulbous (rarely rhizomatous) flowering plants in the monocot order Asparagales. The family takes its name from the genus ''Amaryllis'' and is commonly known as the amaryllis fa ...
. The genus has 10 known species, 9 of which are endemic to
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
and one, ''M. rusbyi'', endemic to
Bolivia
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The genus name of ''Miersia'' is in honour of
John Miers (1789–1879), a British botanist and engineer, best known for his work on the flora of Chile and Argentina.
Species
The following species are listed in
Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ...
:
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Miersia chilensis''
Lindl
John Lindley FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist.
Early years
Born in Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley. George Lindley w ...
.
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Miersia humilis''
(Phil.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
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Miersia leporina''
Ravenna
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Miersia myodes
''Miersia'' is a plant genus in the Amaryllidaceae. The genus has 10 known species, 9 of which are endemic to Chile and one, ''M. rusbyi'', endemic to Bolivia.
The genus name of ''Miersia'' is in honour of John Miers (botanist), John Miers (1789 ...
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Bertero
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Miersia putaendensis
''Miersia'' is a plant genus in the Amaryllidaceae. The genus has 10 known species, 9 of which are endemic to Chile and one, ''M. rusbyi'', endemic to Bolivia.
The genus name of ''Miersia'' is in honour of John Miers (1789–1879), a British bo ...
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A.Cádiz-Véliz
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Miersia raucoana''
J.E.Sepúlveda & Nic.García
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Miersia rusbyi''
Britton
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Miersia stellata''
C.Cuevas & Nic.García
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Miersia tenuiseta''
Ravenna
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Miersia triloba
''Miersia'' is a plant genus in the Amaryllidaceae. The genus has 10 known species, 9 of which are endemic to Chile and one, ''M. rusbyi'', endemic to Bolivia.
The genus name of ''Miersia'' is in honour of John Miers (1789–1879), a British bo ...
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References
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Amaryllidaceae genera
Allioideae
Plants described in 1826
Flora of Chile
Flora of Bolivia