Speea
Speea is a genus of Chilean plants in the onion subfamily within the Amaryllis family.[3][4]
| Speea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Monocots | 
| Order: | Asparagales | 
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Allioideae | 
| Tribe: | Gilliesieae | 
| Genus: | Speea Loes.  | 
| Type species | |
| Speea humilis  (Phil.) Loes. ex K.Krause  | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| 
 Geanthus Phil. 1884, illegitimate homonym not Raf. 1814 (Iridaceae) nor Reinw. 1825 (Zingiberaceae)[2]  | |
Both known species are native to central Chile.
- Speea humilis (Phil.) Loes. ex K.Krause
 - Speea triloba Ravenna
 
References
    
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
 - Tropicos search for Geanthus
 - Loesener, Ludwig Eduard Theodor. 1923. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 10: 63.
 - Philippi, Rudolf Amandus 1884. Anales de la Universidad de Chile 65: 301, as Geanthus
 - The Plant List Search for Speea
 
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