{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}} {{Automatic taxobox |display_parents = 2 |taxon = Phaedranassa |image = Phaedranassa dubia1HOUTTE.jpg |image_caption = ''Phaedranassa dubia''<ref name=j/> |authority=Herb. |type_species = ''Phaedranassa chloracra'' Herb.<ref name = "IPNI">''Phaedranassa'' | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved January 17, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/n/30014159-2</ref> }}
'''''Phaedranassa''''' is a genus of South American and Central American plants in Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae.<ref name = "Herbert, 1845">[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/243114#page/216/mode/1up Herbert, William. 1845. Edwards's Botanical Register 31(misc.): page 16] descriptions in Latin</ref><ref name=j>[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/243114#page/49/mode/1up Herbert, William. 1845. Edwards's Botanical Register 31(misc.): plate 17 plus two subsequent text pages] descriptions in Latin, commentary in English; full-page color illustration of ''Phaedranassa chloracra'' (syn of ''P. dubia)''</ref><ref>{{citation |last=Stevens |first=P.F. |title=Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Amaryllidoideae |url=http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/orders/asparagalesweb.htm#AllAma }}</ref><ref>Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.</ref>
==Description== ===Vegetative characteristics=== ''Phaedranassa'' are bulbous,<ref name = "PBS">''Phaedranassa''. (n.d.). Pacific Bulb Society. Retrieved February 26, 2025, from https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Phaedranassa</ref> perennial<ref name = "NGA">National Gardening Association. (n.d.). Queen Lily (''Phaedranassa''). Garden.org. Retrieved February 26, 2025, from https://garden.org/plants/view/528162/Queen-Lily-Phaedranassa/</ref> herbs<ref name = "Merriam-Webster">Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). ''Phaedranassa''. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved February 26, 2025, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Phaedranassa</ref> with ovate,<ref name = "Rumpler, 1882">Rumpler, F. (1882). [https://www.google.de/books/edition/Zweibelgewachse/A_oCAAAAYAAJ?hl=de&gbpv=1&dq=Phaedranassa&pg=PA388&printsec=frontcover Zweibelgewachse.] p. 388. (n.p.): (n.p.).</ref> long-necked bulbs<ref name = "Encyklopedie rostlin">[https://www.google.de/books/edition/Encyklopedie_rostlin_trop%C5%AF_a_subtrop%C5%AF/naTjEAAAQBAJ?hl=de&gbpv=1&dq=Phaedranassa&pg=PA129&printsec=frontcover Encyklopedie rostlin tropů a subtropů.] p. 129. (2023). (n.p.): Albatros Media a.s..</ref> and contractile roots.<ref name = "Rimbach, 1898">Rimbach, A. (1898). [https://www.google.de/books/edition/Beitr%C3%A4ge_zur_wissenschaftlichen_Botanik/WSQXAAAAYAAJ?hl=de&gbpv=1&dq=Phaedranassa&pg=PA6&printsec=frontcover Die kontraktilen Wurzeln und ihre Thätigkeit.] Beitr. Wiss. Bot, 2, 1-28.</ref><ref name = "Arber, 2010">Arber, A.(2010). [https://www.google.de/books/edition/Monocotyledons/tLqsSESGpbEC?hl=de&gbpv=1&dq=Phaedranassa&pg=PA19&printsec=frontcover Monocotyledons: A Morphological Study.] p. 19. Vereinigtes Königreich: Cambridge University Press.</ref> Mature non-contractile roots are 15–30 cm long.<ref name = "Arber, 2010" /> The leaves are petiolate.<ref name = "Howard, 2010" /> ===Generative characteristics=== The tall,<ref name = "Merriam-Webster" /> umbellate inflorescence<ref name = "PBS" /> with a thick, round,<ref name = "Rumpler, 1882" /> hollow scape<ref name = "Rumpler, 1882" /><ref>[https://www.google.de/books/edition/Die_Nat%C3%BCrlichen_pflanzenfamilien_nebst/45y57cbyitIC?hl=de&gbpv=1&dq=Phaedranassa&pg=RA1-PA115&printsec=frontcover Die Natürlichen pflanzenfamilien nebst ihren gattungen und wichtigeren arten, insbesondere den nutzpflanzen, unter mitwirkung zahlreicher hervorragender fachgelehrten begründet.] p. 115. (1888). Deutschland: W. Engelmann.</ref> bears 5–15 tubular,<ref name = "PBS" /> inodorous,<ref name = "Howard, 2010">Howard, T. M. (2010). [https://www.google.de/books/edition/Bulbs_for_Warm_Climates/5AXYEAAAQBAJ?hl=de&gbpv=1&dq=Phaedranassa&pg=PA127&printsec=frontcover Bulbs for Warm Climates.] pp. 127–128. Deutschland: University of Texas Press.</ref> actinomorphic,<ref name = "Byng, 2014">Byng, J. W. (2014). [https://www.google.de/books/edition/The_Flowering_Plants_Handbook/yoLaBAAAQBAJ?hl=de&gbpv=1&dq=Phaedranassa&pg=PA88&printsec=frontcover The Flowering Plants Handbook: A practical guide to families and genera of the world.] Vereinigtes Königreich: Plant Gateway Ltd..</ref> pink, red, or yellow, green-banded flowers.<ref name = "Chapman, 2010">Chapman, D. (2010, July 5). ''Phaedranassa''. The Bulb Maven. Retrieved February 26, 2025, from https://thebulbmaven.typepad.com/the_bulb_maven/2010/07/phaedranassa.html</ref> The apex of the flowers is green.<ref name = "Dietrich, 1860" /> The stigma and stamens slightly extend beyond the floral tube.<ref name = "Encyklopedie rostlin" /> The flower has six tepals.<ref name = "Bosse, 1861">Bosse, J. F. W. (1861). [https://www.google.de/books/edition/Vollstandiges_Handbuch_der_Blumen_gartne/Td9EAAAAIAAJ?hl=de&gbpv=1&dq=Phaedranassa&pg=PA87&printsec=frontcover Vollstandiges Handbuch der Blumen-gartnerei;oder,Genaue Beschreibung fast aller in Deutschland bekannt gewordenen Zierpflanzen, mit Einschluss der Palmen und der vorzuglichsten Strauche und Baume, welche zu Lustanlagen benutzt werden.] pp. 87–88. Deutschland: Hahn.</ref> The androecium consists of 6 stamens.<!-- Hexandria --><ref name = "Bosse, 1861" /><ref name = "Dietrich, 1860">Dietrich, L. F. (2022). [https://www.google.de/books/edition/Encyklop%C3%A4die_der_gesammten_niederen_und/j7CAEAAAQBAJ?hl=de&gbpv=1&dq=Phaedranassa&pg=PA733&printsec=frontcover Encyklopädie der gesammten niederen und höheren Gartenkunst.] p. 733. (n.p.): Bod Third Party Titles.</ref> The gynoecium consists of 3 carpels.<ref name = "Rumpler, 1882" /><ref name = "Bosse, 1861" /> The stigma is clavate.<ref name = "Herbert, 1845" /> The many-seeded capsule fruit<ref name = "Bosse, 1861" /> bears papery seeds.<ref name = "PBS" /> ===Cytology=== The chromosome count is 2n = 46.<ref name = "Howard, 2010" />
==Taxonomy== ===Publication=== The genus ''Phaedranassa'' Herb. was published by William Herbert in 1845.<ref name=POWO_1584-1 /> The type species is ''Phaedranassa chloracra'' {{au|Herb.}}<ref name = "IPNI" /> (a synonym of ''Phaedranassa dubia'' {{au|(Kunth) J.F.Macbr.}})<ref name = "POWO, 2024">{{cite POWO |id=66557-1 |title=''Phaedranassa dubia'' (Kunth) J.F.Macbr. |accessdate=17 January 2024}}</ref> ===Species=== {{As of|2023|June}}, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:<ref name=POWO_1584-1>{{Cite POWO|title=''Phaedranassa'' Herb..|id=1584-1|access-date=2023-06-27|mode=cs1}}</ref> {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| * ''Phaedranassa brevifolia'' <small>Meerow</small> - Ecuador * ''Phaedranassa carmiolii'' <small>Baker</small> - Costa Rica * ''Phaedranassa cinerea'' <small>Ravenna</small> - Ecuador * ''Phaedranassa cuencana'' <small>Minga, C.Ulloa & Oleas</small> - Ecuador * ''Phaedranassa dubia'' <small>(Kunth) J.F.Macbr.</small> - Colombia, Ecuador * ''Phaedranassa glauciflora'' <small>Meerow</small> - Ecuador * ''Phaedranassa lehmannii'' <small>Regel</small> - Colombia * ''Phaedranassa schizantha'' <small>Baker</small> - Ecuador * ''Phaedranassa tunguraguae'' <small>Ravenna</small> - Ecuador * ''Phaedranassa viridiflora'' <small>Baker</small> - Ecuador }} ===Formerly included=== Several names have been coined using the name ''Phaedranassa'' but referring to species now regarded as better suited in other genera (''Eucrosia'', ''Rauhia'' and ''Stenomesson'').<ref name=k>[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=284546 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]</ref> {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| * ''Phaedranassa eucrosioides - Eucrosia stricklandii var. stricklandii'' * ''Phaedranassa loxana - Eucrosia stricklandii var. montana'' * ''Phaedranassa megistophylla - Rauhia multiflora'' * ''Phaedranassa multiflora - Rauhia multiflora'' * ''Phaedranassa rubroviridis - Eustephia coccinea'' * ''Phaedranassa vitellina - Stenomesson aurantiacum'' }}
==Ecology== The flowers are bird-pollinated.<ref name = "Howard, 2010" />
==Cultivation== ''Phaedranassa'' are easily cultivated.<ref name = "PBS" />
==References== {{Reflist}}
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Category:Phaedranassa Category:Amaryllidaceae genera Category:Flora of Southern America Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Category:Taxa named by William Herbert (botanist)
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