Former genus of flowering plants
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:
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