First records of the genus Pyrolirion Herb. (Liliopsida, Asparagales, Amaryllidaceae) in Ecuador

2025/01/30 by Nora H. Oleas, Lou Jost, Ricardo Zambrano‐Cevallos +7 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Chemistry · #Chemical synthesis and alkaloids #Plant Diversity and Evolution #Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

paper · pdf · doi:10.15560/21.1.142

openalex publication_date 2025/01/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31

Abstract

We report for the first time in Ecuador the small plant genus Pyrolirion Herb. (Amaryllidaceae). We identify several Ecuadorian populations of Pyrolirion tubiflorum (L’Hér.) M. Roem. located in four provinces along the Ecuadorian Andes. This species has been previously recorded in Peru, Bolivia, and Chile. An updated description of P. tubiflorum is provided, along with detailed photographs of some of the Ecuadorian examples of the species.

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