Solaria (plant)
Solaria is a genus of South American plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Allioideae, tribe Gilliesieae, native to Chile and Argentina. Kew treats Solaria as a synonym of Gilliesia[1][2].
| Solaria | |
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| Solaria cuspidata | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Monocots | 
| Order: | Asparagales | 
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Allioideae | 
| Tribe: | Gilliesieae | 
| Genus: | Solaria Phil.  | 
| Type species | |
| Solaria miersioides Phil.  | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The genus is named in honor of Chilean mathematician Francisco Borja de Solar.[3]
- Solaria atropurpurea (Phil.) Ravenna - Chile (O'Higgins, Santiago)
 - Solaria attenuata Ravenna - Chile, Argentina (Neuquén)
 - Solaria brevicoalita Ravenna - Chile (Maule)
 - Solaria curacavina Ravenna - Chile (Santiago)
 - Solaria cuspidata (Harv. ex Baker) Ravenna - Chile (Coquimbo)
 - Solaria miersioides Phil. - Chile
 
References
    
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
 - Ravenna, P. (1978). Studies in the Allieae II. Plant Life 34: 130-151.
 - Philippi, Rudolf Amandus. 1858. Linnaea 29(1): 72. in Latin
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