Paradisea

Genus of flowering plants

This article is about the genus of plants and is not to be confused with Paradisaea, a genus of birds.

Paradisea

Paradisea liliastrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Monocots
Order:  | Asparagales
Family:  | Asparagaceae
Subfamily:  | Agavoideae
Genus:  | Paradisea
Mazzuc., nom. cons.
Synonyms[1]

* Liliastrum Fabr.
* Allobrogia Tratt.
* Czackia Andrz.
* Pleisolirion Raf.
* Hyperogyne Salisb.

Paradisea (paradise lily) is a European genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae.[2] It was formerly classified in the family Anthericaceae or earlier in the Liliaceae. Paradisea is sometimes confused with Anthericum.[3]

## Species

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Paradisea contains two species of herbaceous perennials:[4]

Image | Scientific name | Description | Distribution

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| Paradisea liliastrum (St. Bruno's lily) | A graceful alpine meadow plant[3] with grasslike leaves. Pure white, trumpet-shaped flowers, 3–6 cm (1–2 in) long, with prominent yellow anthers, are borne in late spring.[4] It can be propagated by division of the roots in autumn, or from seed. In good soil it grows to 90 cm (35 in) high, and is used as an ornamental in herbaceous borders. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5] | Mountains of southern Europe,[6]
| Paradisea lusitanica | taller than P. liliastrum, growing to 80–120 cm (31–47 in) tall by 30–40 cm (12–16 in) wide; but with shorter flowers 2 cm long.[4] | Portugal and Spain

## See also

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* List of plants known as lily

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paradisea.

Wikispecies has information related to Paradisea.

1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. ^ "The Plant List, Version 1". 2010.
3. ^ a b PBSWiki - Paradisea.
4. ^ a b c RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136\. ISBN 978-1405332965.
5. ^ "Paradisea liliastrum". RHS. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
6. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Paradisia, St Bruno's Lily, Paradisea liliastrum (L.) Bertol., Fl. Ital. 4: 133. 1840

Taxon identifiers

Paradisea|

* Wikidata: Q1471171
* Wikispecies: Paradisea
* BOLD: 413104
* CoL: 8W24P
* EoL: 80163
* EPPO: 1PXEG
* GBIF: 2752723
* GRIN: 8830
* iNaturalist: 132435
* IPNI: 331256-2
* IRMNG: 1361829
* NCBI: 51470
* NZOR: 62edc673-6764-404d-8f8c-6ab80bcc353b
* Open Tree of Life: 550806
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331256-2
* Tropicos: 40001105
* WFO: wfo-4000028011

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