''Zephyra'' is a genus of

corm A corm, bulbo-tuber, or bulbotuber is a short, vertical, swollen underground plant stem that serves as a storage organ that some plants use to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as summer drought and heat (perennation). The word ' ...

ous plants in the

Tecophilaeaceae Tecophilaeaceae is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots. It consists of nine genera with a total of 27 species. The family has only recently been recognized by taxonomists. The APG IV system of 2016 (un ...

, first described as a genus in 1832. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to the Republic of

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 ...

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...

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Zephyra compacta ''Zephyra'' is a genus of cormous plants in the Tecophilaeaceae, first described as a genus in 1832. It is endemic to the Republic of Chile in South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in ...

'' C.Ehrh. - Atacama, Coquimbo # '' Zephyra elegans'' D.Don - Coquimbo

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Asparagales genera Endemic flora of Chile {{Asparagales-stub