Cearanthes
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Cearanthes is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaryllidaceae.{{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}} The only species in this genus is Cearanthes fuscoviolacea Ravenna, which is endemic to Northeastern Brazil.
Description
=Vegetative characteristics=
Cearanthes fuscoviolacea is a terrestrial herb with 3-4.5 cm long bulbs.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
=Generative characteristics=
Taxonomy
=Publication=
The genus Cearanthes Ravenna, as well as its sole species Cearanthes fuscoviolacea Ravenna, was first published by Pierfelice Ravenna in 2000.
=Tribe=
Cearanthes is included in the tribe Griffineae.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)."]
Etymology
The generic name Cearanthes means "flower of Ceará". The specific epithet fuscoviolacea, from the Latin fuscus meaning dark, and violaceus meaning violet,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 means dark purple. It refers to the floral colouration.
Conservation
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Category:Amaryllidaceae genera