Leptochiton (plant)

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Leptochiton
Temporal range: 24.46 –0 Ma Late Oligocene – Recent[1]
Leptochiton quitoensis[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Tribe: Hymenocallideae
Genus: Leptochiton
Sealy
Type species
Leptochiton quitoensis
Leptochiton is native to Ecuador and Peru[4]
Synonyms[5]
  • Lepidochiton Meerow, orth. var.

Leptochiton is a genus of South American plants in the family Amaryllidaceae[6][7] native to Ecuador and Peru.[4]

Generative characteristics

Leptochiton quitoensis (Herb.) Sealy bulb with scale bar (3 cm)

Leptochiton has phytomelanous seeds, which is unique among the tribe Hymenocallideae.[8]

Cytology

The diploid chromosome count is 2n = 24 or 2n = 34.[8]

Taxonomy

Phylogeny

References

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