Paramongaia is a genus of South American plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, the most important species being Paramongaia weberbaueri found only in the Andes of Peru and Bolivia.Octavio Velarde. 1949. Lilloa 17: 489. Common names are "giant Peruvian daffodil",Strange Wonderful Things, Rare and exotic plants & seeds, Paramongaia weberbaueri - the "Giant Peruvian Daffodil" and Cojomaria. Its flower superficially resembles a 'King Alfred' daffodil, but the flower is much larger, up to long by wide with a corona by long by wide.
Taxonomy It was published by Octavio Velarde in 1949Paramongaia Velarde. (n.d.). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 1 December 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/n/296986-2 with Paramongaia weberbaueri as the type species. After the genus was expanded, Paramongaia Velarde was conserved against the genus Callithauma Herb. published by William Herbert in 1837 with Callithauma viridiflorum (Ruiz & Pav.) Herb. as the type species.Meerow, A. W. (2020). Proposal to conserve the name Paramongaia against Callithauma (Amaryllidaceae). Species There are five recognized species: Paramongaia milagroantha (S.Leiva & Meerow) Meerow Paramongaia mirabile (Ravenna) Meerow Paramongaia multiflora Meerow Paramongaia viridiflora (Ruiz & Pav.) Meerow Paramongaia weberbaueri Velarde
Phylogeny The following relationships were reported:Meerow, A. W., & Nakamura, K. (2019). "Two new species of Peruvian Amaryllidaceae, an expanded concept of the genus Paramongaia, and taxonomic notes in Stenomesson". Phytotaxa, 416(2), 184-196.
Etymology The generic name Paramongaia refers to Paramonga, Peru.Mathew, B. (1997). 323. PARAMONGAIA WEBERBAUERI: Amaryllidaceae. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 14(3), 142–147. http://www.jstor.org/stable/45065245
Conservation The rare species Paramongaia weberbaueri has successfully been artificially propagated.Dinkelman, K., Finnie, J. F., Drennan, P. M., & van Staden, J. (1989). "In vitro multiplication of Paramongaia weberbaueri." HortScience, 24(5), 860-860.
Ecology Pollination The flowers may possibly be moth-pollinated.Meerow, A. W. (2010). Convergence or reticulation? Mosaic evolution in the canalized American Amaryllidaceae. Diversity, phylogeny and evolution in the monocotyledons, 145-168.
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External links Rare Plants, Pamianthe (Peruvian Daffodil) & Paramongaia (Peruvian Daffodil) Bulb Maven, Paramongaia weberbauerii