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Miersia

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Miersia is a plant genus in the Amaryllidaceae.^[1] All 5 known species are native to Chile and Bolivia.^[2]^[3]

The genus name of Miersia is in honour of John Miers (1789–1879), a British botanist and engineer, best known for his work on the flora of Chile and Argentina.^[4]

Species

Kew also accepts, Miersia triloba (Ravenna) M.F.Fay & Christenh. (from Chile).^[5]

References

^ John Lindley. 1826. Botanical Register 12: t. 992
^ Kew World Checklist of Selected plant families
^ "Miersia Lindl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
^ "Miersia triloba (Ravenna) M.F.Fay & Christenh. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

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Miersia: Brief Summary

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Miersia is a plant genus in the Amaryllidaceae. All 5 known species are native to Chile and Bolivia.

The genus name of Miersia is in honour of John Miers (1789–1879), a British botanist and engineer, best known for his work on the flora of Chile and Argentina.

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