Paramongaia is a genus of South American plants in the Narcissus Family ( Amaryllidaceae), the most important species being Paramongaia weberbaueri found only in the Andes of Peru and Bolivia.[1] Common names are "giant Peruvian daffodil."[2] and Cojomaria. Its appearance resembles the "King Alfred" Daffodil, but the flower is up to 7.25 inches (18.5 centimeters) in length by 7.5 inches (18.5 cm) wide with a corona 3.3 inches (8.5 cm) by 3 inches (8.5 cm) long by three inches (8 cm) wide.[3]
| Paramongaia | |
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| Paramongaia weberbaueri | |
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| Detail of Paramongaia milagroantha flowers | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Tribe: | Clinantheae |
| Genus: | Paramongaia Velarde |
| Type species | |
| Paramongaia weberbaueri | |
Taxonomy
editSpecies
editThere are five recognized species:[4]
- Paramongaia milagroantha (S.Leiva & Meerow) Meerow
- Paramongaia mirabile (Ravenna) Meerow
- Paramongaia multiflora Meerow
- Paramongaia viridiflora (Ruiz & Pav.) Meerow
- Paramongaia weberbaueri Velarde
Phylogeny
editThe following relationships were reported:[5]
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Etymology
editConservation
editThe rare species Paramongaia weberbaueri has successfully been artificially propagated.[7]
References
edit- ^ Octavio Velarde. 1949. Lilloa 17: 489.
- ^ Strange Wonderful Things, Rare and exotic plants & seeds, Paramongaia weberbaueri - the "Giant Peruvian Daffodil"
- ^ Phillips, Roger; Rix, Martyn (1997). Random House Book of Indoor and House Plants - Volume two. New York: Random House. p. 251.
- ^ "Paramongaia Velarde". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Meerow, A. W., & Nakamura, K. (2019). "Two new species of Peruvian Amaryllidaceae, an expanded concept of the genus Paramongaia, and taxonomic notes in Stenomesson." Phytotaxa, 416(2), 184-196.
- ^ Mathew, B. (1997). 323. PARAMONGAIA WEBERBAUERI: Amaryllidaceae. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 14(3), 142–147. http://www.jstor.org/stable/45065245
- ^ Dinkelman, K., Finnie, J. F., Drennan, P. M., & van Staden, J. (1989). "In vitro multiplication of Paramongaia weberbaueri." HortScience, 24(5), 860-860.