Paramongaia

Paramongaia is a genus of South American plants in the Amaryllis family, found only in Peru and Bolivia.[1] Common name is "giant Peruvian daffodil."[2]

Paramongaia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Tribe: Clinantheae
Genus: Paramongaia
Velarde
Type species
Paramongaia weberbaueri
Velarde

There are two recognized species:[3][4][5]

  • Paramongaia superba Ravenna - Bolivia (La Paz)
  • Paramongaia weberbaueri Velarde[1] - Peru (Ancash), Bolivia (La Paz)

References
  1. Octavio Velarde. 1949. Lilloa 17: 489.
  2. Strange Wonderful Things, Rare and exotic plants & seeds, Paramongaia weberbaueri - the "Giant Peruvian Daffodil"
  3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. 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.
  5. The Plant List search for Paramongaia
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