Lapiedra
| Lapiedra | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Monocots | 
| Order: | Asparagales | 
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae | 
| Tribe: | Narcisseae | 
| Genus: | Lag.  | 
| Species: | L. martinezii   | 
| Binomial name | |
| Lapiedra martinezii Lag.   | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
 
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Lapiedra is a genus of Western Mediterranean plants in the Amaryllis family.[2] It now contains only one known species, Lapiedra martinezii,[2] native to Spain and Morocco.[1][3][4][5][6][7]
Two other former species are considered members of other genera (Narcissus and Traubia).[1]
- Lapiedra chilensis - Traubia modesta
 - Lapiedra gracilis - Narcissus cavanillesii
 
Etymology
The genus is named after María Josefa La Piedra (1775-1858), a Spanish botanist.[8]
References
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
 - ^ a b Lagasca y Segura, Mariano. 1816. Genera et species plantarum 14.
 - ^ Tropicos, Lapiedra Lag.
 - ^ Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
 - ^ Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
 - ^ Region de Murcia, Flor de la estrella (Lapiedra martinezii) in Spanish, with photos
 - ^ Flora silvestre del Mediterráneo, Flor de la estrella (Lapiedra martinezii) in Spanish, with photos
 - ^ González Bueno, A.; Garcia Guillén, E. "Lapiedra Lag., nuevas luces sobre un epónimo oculto. En torno a las relaciones botánicas entre María Josefa La Piedra, Simón de Rojas Clemente y Mariano La Gasca". Flora Montiberica. 88: 13–17.
 
