First records of the genus Pyrolirion Herb. (Liliopsida, Asparagales, Amaryllidaceae) in Ecuador
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ISSN
1809-127X
Date Issued
2025
Author(s)
Lou Jost
Ricardo Zambrano C.
Cristian Guzmán Torres
Jorge Heredia
Martin Bustamante
Hugo Romero-Saltos
María Paulina Moreno-Armijos
Alan W. Meerow
Catalina Quintana
Type
journal-article
Abstract
We report for the first time in Ecuador the small plant genus <jats:italic>Pyrolirion</jats:italic> Herb. (Amaryllidaceae). We identify several Ecuadorian populations of <jats:italic>Pyrolirion tubiflorum</jats:italic> (L’Hér.) M. Roem. located in four provinces along the Ecuadorian Andes. This species has been previously recorded in Peru, Bolivia, and Chile. An updated description of <jats:italic>P. tubiflorum</jats:italic> is provided, along with detailed photographs of some of the Ecuadorian examples of the species.