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Traubia

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Traubia
Traubia modesta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Tribe: Hippeastreae
Subtribe: Traubiinae
Genus: Traubia
Moldenke
Species:
T. modesta
Binomial name
Traubia modesta
Synonyms[1]
  • Rhodophiala modesta Phil.
  • Hippeastrum modestum (Phil.) Baker
  • Amaryllis modesta (Phil.) Traub & Uphof
  • Lapiedra chilensis F.Phil. ex Phil.
  • Traubia chilensis (F.Phil. ex Phil.) Moldenke

Traubia is a genus of Chilean plants in the Amaryllis family. Only one species is recognized, Traubia modesta,[2][3][4] native to northern and central Chile.[5][1][6][7]

Description

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Vegetative characteristics

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Traubia modesta is a bulbous plant with small,[8] ovoid,[9] brown bulbs bearning linear, 8–12 cm long, and 2–3 mm wide leaves.[8]

Generative characteristics

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The inflorescence with a hollow,[10] cylindrical, 35–50 cm long scape[9] bears 1–5[10][9] zygomorphic,[10] white flowers.[11] The capsule fruit[9] bears black, round, and flat seeds.[10]

Taxonomy

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Within the tribe Hippeastreae, it is placed in the subtribe Traubiinae.[12]

Etymology

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The specific epithet modesta, from the Latin modestus, means modest[13] moderate,[14] or unassuming.[13]

Distribution and habitat

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It occurs in the coastal regions of Coquimbo to O'Higgins Region, Chile.[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Moldenke, Harold Norman. 1963. Plant Life 19: 55. as Traubia chilensis
  3. ^ Philippi, Rudolf Amandus. 1896. Anales de la Universidad de Chile 93: 144, as Lapiedra chilensis
  4. ^ Pierfelice Ravenna. 1974. Plant life, Stanford 30: 31
  5. ^ Ravenna, P. (2003). Elucidation and systematics of the Chilean Genera of Amaryllidaceae. Botanica Australis 2: 1-21.
  6. ^ The Plant List, Traubia modesta (Phil.) Ravenna
  7. ^ Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Chile. Gayana, Botánica 42: 1–157
  8. ^ a b Traubia modesta. (n.d.-b). Alpine Garden Society. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from http://encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/Traubia/modesta
  9. ^ a b c d Traubia modesta. (2024, May 26). Fundación R.A. Philippi. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from https://fundacionphilippi.cl/catalogo/traubia-modesta/
  10. ^ a b c d Traubia. (n.d.). Pacific Bulb Society. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Traubia
  11. ^ Traubia modesta. (n.d.). Chilebosque. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from http://www.chilebosque.cl/herb/traubia_modesta.html
  12. ^ García, N., Meerow, A. W., Arroyo‐Leuenberger, S., Oliveira, R. S., Dutilh, J. H., Soltis, P. S., & Judd, W. S. (2019). Generic classification of Amaryllidaceae tribe Hippeastreae. Taxon, 68(3), 481-498.
  13. ^ a b Partrat, E. (2025, February 25). A dictionary of carnivorous plant names. A World of Pinguicula. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from https://www.pinguicula.org/articles/carnivorous-plant-name-dictionary/
  14. ^ Psammophora modesta. (2025, February 19). World of Succulents. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from https://worldofsucculents.com/psammophora-modesta/
  15. ^ Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh & Fundación Chilco. (n.d.-c). Traubia modesta (Phil.) Ravenna. The Endemic Plants of Chile. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from https://chileanendemics.rbge.org.uk/taxa/traubia-modesta-phil-ravenna#biogeography