[pbs] Chilean bulb genera Famatina and Solaria
James R. Fisher
garrideb at well.com
Mon Jan 14 17:41:58 EST 2008
Lee Poulsen wrote:
> I recently saw a webpage
> <http://www.chileflora.com/Florachilena/FloraEnglish/EPlantdbase.htm>
> that had photos of the following two bulb species from Chile:
> Famatina maulensis
> Solaria brevicoalita
>
> The Famatina looked like Phycella or maybe Rhodophiala to me. I didn't
> recognize the Solaria species. Are these new genera, or synonyms for
> other genera? (This website had many other Chilean plant species in its
> database with many photos. It had Phycella and Rhodophiala species as well.)
<snip>
Did you notice that the authority for both the Famatina and Solaria is
the famous/notorious Ravenna ?
-jrf
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Jim Fisher
Vienna, Virginia USA
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