Rauhia

Species of plant

Rauhia

Rauhia multiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Monocots
Order:  | Asparagales
Family:  | Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:  | Amaryllidoideae
Tribe:  | Eucharideae
Genus:  | Rauhia
Traub[1]
Type species
Rauhia peruviana Traub[2]

It is endemic to Peru[1]

Rauhia is a genus of bulbous,[3] perennial plants[4] in the family Amaryllidaceae endemic to Peru.[1][5][6][7]

## Description

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Rauhia multiflora bulb with scale bar (10 cm)

### Vegetative characteristics

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Rauhia are bulbous,[3] perennial plants[4] with annual,[8] ovate to oblong, fleshy, petiolate, glaucous leaves[9] and large,[8] solitary, tunicate, underground bulbs.[4]

### Generative characteristics

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The stout,[9] umbellate inflorescences with erect, solid scapes[4] bear numerous pedicellate, infundibular to tubular,[9] actinomorphic or zygomorphic,[8][10] green[9] to white flowers.[4] The seeds are black or brown.[3][8]

## Cytology

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The diploid chromosome count is 2n = 46.[8]

## Taxonomy

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It was published by Hamilton Paul Traub in 1957 with Rauhia peruviana Traub as the type species.[2]

### Species

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As of June 2023[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]

* Rauhia albescens Meerow & Sagást.
* Rauhia decora Ravenna \- Peru (Amazonas)
* Rauhia multiflora (Kunth) Ravenna \- Peru (Cajamarca)
* Rauhia occidentalis Ravenna \- Peru (Cajamarca)
* Rauhia staminosa Ravenna \- Peru (Amazonas)

## Etymology

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The generic name Rauhia refers to the German botanist Werner Rauh (1913-2000).[9][4]

## Ecology

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It occurs on rocky slopes, and in open, seasonally dry woodlands at elevations of 1000–1500 m.[3][8]

## Cultivation

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Rauhia multiflora is found in cultivation.[4] Rauhia has been successfully used in intergeneric hybridisation with Eucrosia.[11]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Rauhia Traub". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
2. ^ a b Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-x). Rauhia Traub. Tropicos. Retrieved January 6, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/40022909
3. ^ a b c d Rauhia. (n.d.). Pacific Bulb Society. Retrieved January 6, 2025, from https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Rauhia
4. ^ a b c d e f g Arroyo-Leuenberger, S. (2020). Rauhia AMARYLLIDACEAE. In: Eggli, U., Nyffeler, R. (eds) Monocotyledons. Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.
5. ^ Hamilton Paul Traub. 1957. Plant Life 13: 74.
6. ^ Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. (eds.) 1993. Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i–xl, 1–1286
7. ^ León, B., J. Roque, C. Ulloa Ulloa, N. C. A. Pitman, P. M. Jørgensen & A. Cano E. 2006 [2007]. El Libro Rojo de las Plantas Endémicas del Perú. Revista Peruana de Biologia 13(núm. 2 especial): 1s–971s
8. ^ a b c d e f Meerow, A.W., Snijman, D.A. (1998). Amaryllidaceae. In: Kubitzki, K. (eds) Flowering Plants · Monocotyledons. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.
9. ^ a b c d e Leuenberger, B. E., & Arroyo-Leuenberger, S. (2006). Humboldt, Bonpland, Kunth and the type specimen of Rauhia multiflora (Amaryllidaceae) from Peru. Willdenowia, 601-610.
10. ^ Byng, J. W. (2014). The Flowering Plants Handbook: A practical guide to families and genera of the world. p. 88. Vereinigtes Königreich: Plant Gateway Ltd..
11. ^ Meerow, A. W., Roh, M., & Lawson, R. S. (1992, May). Breeding of Eucrosia (Amaryllidaceae) for cutflower and pot plant production. In VI International Symposium on Flower Bulbs 325 (pp. 555-560).

Taxon identifiers

Rauhia|

* Wikidata: Q3930517
* Wikispecies: Rauhia
* BOLD: 550060
* CoL: 8W2ZY
* EoL: 30066
* GBIF: 2859299
* GRIN: 10267
* IPNI: 295612-2
* IRMNG: 1362003
* NCBI: 112574
* Open Tree of Life: 334884
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:295612-2
* Tropicos: 40022909
* WFO: wfo-4000032597