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Mathieua

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Mathieua
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Genus: Mathieua
Klotzsch
Species:
M. galanthoides
Binomial name
Mathieua galanthoides
Klotzsch
It was endemic to Peru[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Eucharis galanthoides (Klotzsch) Planch. & Linden
  • Urceolina galanthoides (Klotzsch) Traub

Mathieua is a genus of South American plants in the family Amaryllidaceae. It contains only one known species, Mathieua galanthoides, native to Peru but reportedly extinct.[2][3][4][5]

Description

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Vegetative characteristics

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Mathieua galanthoides is a bulbous herb with ovate, tunicate bulbs.[3]

Generative characteristics

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The scapose inflorescence with a glabrous, erect, green scape bears 3–4 sessile flowers. The flowers are white with green towards the apex. The androecium consists of 6 stamens. The gynoecium consists of 3 carpels. The short stigma is trilobed.[3]

Taxonomy

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The genus and species were first described by Johann Friedrich Klotzsch in 1853.[3][5] The holotype specimen is a single flower without ovary.[6]

Etymology

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The generic name Mathieua honours Louis Mathieu. The flowers resemble those of Galanthus.[3]

Ecology

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Habitat

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It occurred in a region of sparse, xeric woodlands.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Mathieua Klotzsch. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved March 4, 2025, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1542-1
  2. ^ a b Mathieua galanthoides Klotzsch. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved March 4, 2025, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:154665-2
  3. ^ a b c d e Johann Friedrich Klotzsch. 1853. Allgemeine Gartenzeitung 21: 337
  4. ^ León, B., J. Roque, C. Ulloa Ulloa, N. C. A. Pitman, P. M. Jørgensen & A. Cano E. 2006 [2007]. El Libro Rojo de las Plantas Endémicas del Perú. Revista Peruana de Biologia 13(núm. 2 especial): 1s–971s.
  5. ^ a b Tropicos, Mathieua galanthoides Klotzsch
  6. ^ a b Meerow, A. W. (1987). The identities and systematic relationships of Mathieua Klotzsch and Plagiolirion Baker (Amaryllidaceae). Taxon, 36(3), 566-572.