| Oziroe | |
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| Oziroe arida | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
| Genus: | Oziroe Raf.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Oziroe leuchlora (syn of O. arida) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Oziroe is a genus of bulbous South American plants in the squill subfamily within the asparagus family.[1][3] Within the Scilloideae, it is the sole member of the tribe Oziroëeae and the only genus in the subfamily to be found in the New World.[3]
Description[edit]
Species of Oziroe grow from bulbs, which have contractile roots as well as normal ones. Each bulb produces only a few leaves, which are thick and grooved. The flowering stem (scape) appears at the same time as the leaves. It has bracts along its length, with generally one or two flowers on straight stalks (pedicels) appearing from the angle between each bract and the scape. The flowers have six whitish tepals about 6 cm (2.4 in) long which are joined for a short length at the base. Fertilized flowers produce black pear-shaped seeds up to 6–7 mm (0.2–0.3 in) long.[4][5]
Species[edit]
As of March 2013[update], the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognized five species:[6]
- Oziroe acaulis (Baker) Speta - Perú, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
- Oziroe argentinensis (Lillo & Hauman) Speta - Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina
- Oziroe arida (Poepp.) Speta - Chile Common name: “lagrimas de la Virgen”
- Oziroe biflora (Ruiz & Pav.) Speta - Chile, Perú, Bolivia
- Oziroe pomensis Ravenna - Perú, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Oziroe", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-03-27
- ^ holotype per Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1837. Flora Telluriana 3: 53-54
- ^ a b Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards), "Asparagales: Scilloideae", Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, retrieved 2014-02-25
- ^ "Oziroe Raf.", eMonocot, archived from the original on 2013-04-19, retrieved 2013-03-27
- ^ Jørgensen, P. M., M. H. Nee & S. G. Beck. (eds.) 2014. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia, Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127(1–2): i–viii, 1–1744.
- ^ "Search for Oziroe", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-03-27