Clinanthus
genus of plants
Clinanthus is a genus of bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is found in western South America, including Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, north Chile and north west Argentina.
Description
Vegetative characteristics
Clinanthus are perennial herbs with sessile, linear to lorate, up to 50–60 cm long leaves.
Generative characteristics
The inflorescences have 2–10 mostly pink or red flowers. The androecium consists of 6 stamens. The gynoecium consists of 3 carpels. The stigma is capitate. The trilocular, green or glaucous capsule fruit bears numerous brown to black, winged, flat seeds.
Taxonomy
It was published by William Herbert in 1821 with Clinanthus luteus Herb. as the type species.
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The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q8346935. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1821.
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