Rhodophiala was a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae). It consisted of about 30 South American species distributed in southern Brazil, Argentina, and, specially, in Chile. Most of the species are known colloquially as añañuca. It has now been submerged in Zephyranthes.
Description Rhodophiala species resemble small-flowered Hippeastrum or multiflowered Habranthus species. Their narrow parallel-sided leaves are unlike that of Hippeastrum, more closely resembling that of Habranthus or Zephyranthes.
Taxonomy Taxonomic history At one stage, Rhodophiala was considered a subgenus of the closely related Hippeastrum.
Although as of February 2016 not yet accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families a number of species of Rhodophiala have been rehabilitated as Rhodolirium.
Former species This genus does not have any accepted species, since it is a synonym of Phycella Lindl. Former species include:
Rhodophiala advena (Ker Gawl.) Traub – Central Chile Rhodophiala ananuca (Phil.) Traub – Northern Chile Rhodophiala andina Phil. – Central Chile Rhodophiala araucana (Phil.) Traub – distributed Chile to Southern Argentina Rhodophiala bagnoldii (Herb.) Traub – Northern and Central Chile Rhodophiala bakeri (Phil.) Traub – Central Chile Rhodophiala berteroana (Phil.) Traub – Central Chile Rhodophiala bifida (Herb.) Traub – distributed Southern Brazil to Argentina (Buenos Aires) Rhodophiala biflora Phil. – Chile Rhodophiala colonum (Phil.) Traub – Southern Chile Rhodophiala consobrina (Phil.) Traub – Central Chile Rhodophiala flava (Phil.) Traub – Southern Chile Rhodophiala fulgens (Hook.f.) Traub – Central Chile Rhodophiala gilliesiana (Herb.) ined. – distributed Chile to Southern Argentina Rhodophiala lineata (Phil.) Traub – Chile Rhodophiala maculata (L'Hér.) Ravenna – Chile Rhodophiala moelleri (Phil.) Traub – Southern Chile Rhodophiala montana (Phil.) Traub – Chile Rhodophiala phycelloides (Herb.) Hunz. – Chile Rhodophiala popetana (Phil.) Traub – Central Chile Rhodophiala rosea (Sweet) Traub – Chile Rhodophiala splendens (Renjifo) Traub – Central Chile Rhodophiala tiltilensis (Traub & Moldenke) Traub – Central Chile Rhodophiala andicola (Poepp.) Traub Rhodophiala chilensis (L'Hér.) Traub Rhodophiala pratensis (Poepp.) Traub Rhodophiala rhodolirion (Baker) Traub
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External links Flowers of different species of Rhodophiala from Pacific Bulb Society