{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}} {{Speciesbox |image = |image_caption = |genus = Cearanthes |parent_authority = Ravenna<ref name="POWO" /> |species = fuscoviolacea |authority = Ravenna<ref name="POWO" /> |range_map = Brazil in the world (W3).svg |range_map_caption = ''Cearanthes fuscoviolacea'' is endemic to Northeast Brazil<ref name="POWO" /> |display_parents = 2 }}
'''''Cearanthes''''' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaryllidaceae.<ref name="POWO">{{cite web |title=Cearanthes Ravenna {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1017067-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=21 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The only species in this genus is '''''Cearanthes fuscoviolacea''''' <small>Ravenna</small>, which is endemic to Northeastern Brazil.<ref name="POWO" />
==Description== ===Vegetative characteristics=== ''Cearanthes fuscoviolacea'' is a terrestrial herb with 3-4.5 cm long bulbs.<ref name = "Flora e Funga do Brasil">Dutilh, J.H.A.; Campos-Rocha, A.; Garcia, N.; Streher, N.S.; Semir, J. (in memoriam); Meerow, A.W.; Giussani, L.M.; Oliveira, R.S.; Sassone, A.B. ''Cearanthes'' in Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Disponível em: https://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/FB15453 Acesso em: 07 Jan. 2024</ref> ===Generative characteristics=== The androecium consists of 6 stamens.<ref name = "Flora e Funga do Brasil" />
==Taxonomy== ===Publication=== The genus ''Cearanthes'' Ravenna, as well as its sole species ''Cearanthes fuscoviolacea'' Ravenna, was first published by Pierfelice Ravenna in 2000.<ref name="POWO" /> ===Tribe=== ''Cearanthes'' is included in the tribe Griffineae.<ref name = "Lopes, 2019">Lopes, E. F. M. (2019). [https://repositorio.unicamp.br/Busca/Download?codigoArquivo=554575 "Morfoanatomia foliar e micromorfologia de Aspar‑agales: Griffinieae (Amaryllidaceae), Hypoxidaceae e Hagenbachia (Asparagaceae) (Doctoral dissertation, PhD Thesis, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas)."]</ref>
==Etymology== The generic name ''Cearanthes'' means "flower of Ceará".<ref name = "Rodrigues, 2021" /> The specific epithet ''fuscoviolacea'', from the Latin ''fuscus'' meaning dark, and ''violaceus'' meaning violet,<ref name = "James, 1996">James, T. A. (1996). New combination in ''Viola'' (Violaceae). Muelleria: An Australian Journal of Botany, 9, 35–36. Retrieved from https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/198432</ref> means dark purple. It refers to the floral colouration.
==Conservation== It is an endangered species.<ref name = "Rodrigues, 2021">Rodrigues, A. (2021, June 29). Planta cearense rara volta a ser registrada após mais de 40 anos. Diário Do Nordeste. Retrieved January 7, 2024, from https://diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/regiao/planta-cearense-rara-volta-a-ser-registrada-apos-mais-de-40-anos-1.3103224</ref>
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Category:Amaryllidaceae Category:Monotypic Amaryllidaceae genera Category:Flora of Brazil Category:Endemic flora of Brazil