identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
7FF325D5D9E25E3C8B60E50899C46D00.text	7FF325D5D9E25E3C8B60E50899C46D00.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gilliesia reflexa M. A. Gonz. & Nic. Garcia 2026	<div><p>Gilliesia reflexa M. A. Gonz. &amp; Nic. García sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 7, 8</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Gilliesia reflexa differs from Gilliesia atropurpurea (Phil.) M. F. Fay &amp; Christenh. by its shorter tepals, 6–10 mm long (vs. (9 –) 12–25 mm long), and tepals usually strongly reflexed from the base (vs. usually straight or reflexed at tips, sometimes inner tepals reflexed from base).</p><p>Type.</p><p>Chile • Región del Libertador General Bernardo O’Higgins: Provincia de Cachapoal, Comuna de San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, cerro La Sepultura, Roblería de Rinconada, 1150 m a. s. l., 18 August 2023, N. García, C. B. Ulloa, M. M. Espinoza. M. A. González, J. A. Hernández &amp; R. A. Alarcón 6800 (holotype: EIF 18605; isotypes: CONC, SGO) .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Terrestrial herbs. Bulbs ovoid to narrowly ovoid, 21–35 × 7–15 mm, external cataphylls light brown, veins prominent. Leaves one, lorate, 32–55 × 0.6–1.0 (– 1.3) cm. Scapes one, cylindrical, hollow, 19–35 × 0.1–0.3 cm. Spathe 2 - valvate, herbaceous, green, veins inconspicuous, free, outer valve lanceolate, 21–32 × 4–7 mm, veins 11–15, inner valve linear, rarely shortly lanceolate, (7 –) 10–19 × 1–1.5 (– 2.5) mm, veins (1 –) 3–5. Inflorescence a pseudo-umbel with 6–11 slightly zygomorphic flowers; pedicels unequal, 1.8–4.2 cm long (with open flowers). Tepals six, free, membranous, vinaceous (purplish red), lanceolate, acute to acuminate, slightly to strongly reflexed from basal third, base papillose, outer 7–10 × 1.4–2.0 mm, three inconspicuous veins, inner 6.5–10 × 1.2–1.5 mm, one inconspicuous vein. Floral appendages vinaceous to burgundy, on two whorls, outer (tepaliferous) 2–6, awl-shaped, falcate or obovate with truncate to bifid apex, opposite to inner appendages, attached to the base of inner tepals, 0.1–0.5 mm long, inner (staminal) six, nearly orbicular, cordate to semi-circular, arranged in three pairs, each pair with adjacent sides imbricate, 0.4–0.7 mm long. Stamens three, filaments 1.0– 1.5 mm long, base triangular; staminal tube open, contiguous to filaments, vinaceous, papillose, 0.5–0.8 mm long on side with filaments, shorter (0.2–0.4 mm long) or null and exposing gynoecium on side lacking filaments, sometimes with a triangular appendage (staminode); anthers three, yellow, dorsifixed near base, bent&gt; 90 ° with apertures pointing outwards (extrorse), 0.9–1.4 mm long. Ovary superior, spherical, 0.7–1.0 mm long, trilocular, 4–5 ovules per locule, biseriate; style straight to ascending, 1.1–1.4 mm long, reaching the anthers or exerted in mature flowers; stigma capitate, terminal. Capsules spherical, 3 - valved, dimensions unknown. Seeds not seen.</p><p>Distribution and habitat.</p><p>Gilliesia reflexa has been recorded only at the top of La Sepultura hill (Fig. 1 A), which is one of the tallest peaks in the coastal mountain range that lies between the Cachapoal and Tinguiririca rivers (~ 34.3°S). It has been observed in the understory of two small fragments of relictual forest dominated by Nothofagus obliqua, along with other tree species such as Nothofagus glauca (Phil.) Krasser ( Nothofagaceae), Quillaja saponaria Molina (Quillajaceae), Azara petiolaris (D. Don) I. M. Johnst. ( Salicaceae), and Aristotelia chilensis (Molina) Stuntz (Elaeocarpacaea). Both forest fragments are located on south- to southeast-facing slopes at 1050–1150 m a. s. l, with surfaces ranging between four and seven hectares each.</p><p>Phenology.</p><p>Gilliesia reflexa has been recorded in flowers from August to September. The fruiting period has been recorded during October.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific epithet refers to its characteristic reflexed tepals.</p><p>Vernacular name.</p><p>Although no popular common name is known for Gilliesia reflexa, we propose to name it “ cometa de La Sepultura, ” which means La Sepultura Comet, due to the resemblance of its flowers to a falling celestial object.</p><p>Conservation status.</p><p>Gilliesia reflexa can be considered Critically Endangered (CR) under criteria B 2 ab (iii), because its area of occupancy is &lt;10 km 2, with an estimated 0.1 km 2 considering both known forest fragments with presence of this species. In terms of IUCN (2024) criteria, this entire area can be considered a single location / population because a fire event could potentially affect the complete top of the La Sepultura hill. This coastal mountain range is highly vulnerable to forest fires, with recurrent recorded events (e. g., 2011, 2016). Additional common activities of conservation concern include motorized sporting activities, cattle ranching, illegal logging of the Nothofagus stands (as denounced in 2023), and makeshift dumps on the top of the La Sepultura hill.</p><p>Additional specimens examined (paratypes).</p><p>Chile • Región del Libertador General Bernardo O’Higgins: Provincia de Cachapoal, Comuna de San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, sector Roblería del cerro La Sepultura, 1150 m a. s. l., 5 September 2022, M. A. González &amp; C. Soto s. n. (EIF 17448, CONC, SGO) .</p><p>Unvouchered observations.</p><p>Chile. Región del Libertador General Bernardo O’Higgins: Provincia de Colchagua, Comuna de Placilla, Cerro La Sepultura, roblería al suroeste de Cumbre, 1060 m a. s. l., 11 September 2022, observation by Christofer Olea (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/307415343).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7FF325D5D9E25E3C8B60E50899C46D00	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	García, Nicolás;Zúñiga-Acevedo, Paula;González, Matías A.;Espinoza, M. Matías;Soto, Constanza;Cisternas-Gallardo, Benjamín J.	García, Nicolás, Zúñiga-Acevedo, Paula, González, Matías A., Espinoza, M. Matías, Soto, Constanza, Cisternas-Gallardo, Benjamín J. (2026): Taxonomic novelties and phylogenetic insights on Gilliesieae (Allioideae, Amaryllidaceae) from Chile. PhytoKeys 270: 93-117, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.270.175170
185E0A76921150D983D291BFA42B5C77.text	185E0A76921150D983D291BFA42B5C77.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gilliesia taguataguensis Espinoza & Nic. Garcia 2026	<div><p>Gilliesia taguataguensis Espinoza &amp; Nic. García sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 9, 10</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Gilliesia taguataguensis differs from Gilliesia isopetala Ravenna by its flowers with two stamens and four staminodes (vs. three stamens and three staminodes), and all inner floral appendages reaching the tip of the staminal tube (vs. only frontal pair of inner floral appendages reaching the staminal tube, four lateral-dorsal less than half of the staminal tube’s length or lacking).</p><p>Type.</p><p>Chile • Región del Libertador General Bernardo O’Higgins: Provincia de Cachapoal, Comuna de San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, El Naranjal, sector Poza Bruja, 306 m a. s. l., 27 August 2023, N. García, C. Ulloa, M. M. Espinoza, C. Olea, J. A. Hernández &amp; R. A. Alarcón 6809 (holotype: EIF 18606; isotypes: CONC, SGO) .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Terrestrial herbs. Bulbs ovoid to narrowly ovoid, 27–30 × 9–15 mm, external cataphylls light brown, veins prominent. Leaves one, lorate, ~ 25–70 × 0.5–1.3 cm. Scapes one, cylindrical, hollow, 17–48 × 0.2–0.4 cm. Spathe 2 - valvate, herbaceous, purplish to green, veins inconspicuous, free, outer valve lanceolate, 21–35 × 6–7 mm, veins 9–13, inner valve linear to lanceolate, 15–16 × 2–3 mm, veins four. Inflorescence a pseudo-umbel with 9–14 flowers; pedicels unequal, 3.0– 6.7 cm long (with open flowers), usually with strongly recurved apical portions. Tepals six, free, membranous, vinaceous (purplish red) to greenish and tinged purplish, lanceolate to ovate, acute to acuminate, papillose on adaxial side, outer 8–10 × 3.8–4.5 mm, 5–11 veins, inner 4.5–8.0 × 2.5–3.0 mm, 1–3 veins. Floral appendages light green, sometimes with vinaceous tips and margins, mostly attached to the staminal tube, outer (tepaliferous) 2–4, awl-shaped to linear, attached to the base of inner tepals, 0.4–1.8 mm long, middle (staminal?) six, falcate to lanceolate, with apical half bent downwards, sometimes bifid, two lateral and two frontal pairs, 1.5–2.0 mm long, inner (staminal) six, flabellate to ovate, frontal pair with adjacent sides imbricate and apical half recurved 90 °, 2.2–2.5 mm long. Stamens two, filaments triangular, 0.4 mm long, rarely three aborted anthers; staminal tube contiguous to filaments, greenish, sometimes with frontal vinaceous vein leading to frontal staminode, papillose, 2.0–3.0 mm long, staminodes four, triangular tips on apex of staminal tube, frontal solitary between functional stamens, 0.4 mm long, three towards back, median smaller (~ 0.1 mm) than lateral pair (~ 0.3 mm); anthers two, rarely three but smaller and sterile, yellow, dorsifixed near base, bent&gt; 90 ° with apertures pointing outwards, 1.0– 1.4 mm long. Ovary superior, spherical, 1.0– 1.5 mm long, trilocular, 4–6 ovules per locule, biseriate; style straight to ascending, 0.9–1.7 mm long, reaching the anthers to slightly exerted in mature flowers; stigma capitate, terminal. Capsules spherical, 3 - valved, 8 × 9 mm. Seeds not seen.</p><p>Distribution and habitat.</p><p>Gilliesia taguataguensis has been recorded in five locations in the eastern portion of the coastal mountain range that lies between the Cachapoal and Tinguiririca rivers (~ 34.5°S) at elevations between 300 and 960 m a. s. l. (Fig. 1 A). In its type locality, it grows on a north- to northeast-facing slope in organic soils close to a creek and between rocks. The surrounding vegetation corresponds to a sclerophyllous arborescent scrub and forest, where the most abundant species are Peumus boldus, Cryptocarya alba, Lithraea caustica (Molina) Hook. &amp; Arn., and Retanilla trinervia Hook. &amp; Arn.</p><p>Phenology.</p><p>Gilliesia taguataguensis has been recorded in flowers from late August to early October. Mature fruits have not been seen, but it has been recorded fruiting from late September to October.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific epithet refers to the locality of Taguatagua, which currently corresponds to the municipality of San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, located to the southwest of the city of Rancagua in the O’Higgins region of Chile.</p><p>Vernacular name.</p><p>Although no popular common name is known for Gilliesia taguataguensis, we propose to name it “ brujita de Taguatagua, ” which means Taguatagua’s little witch, in reference to the name of the locality it was first noticed in (Poza Bruja, meaning Witch Pond).</p><p>Conservation status.</p><p>Gilliesia taguataguensis can be considered Endangered (EN) under criteria B 1 ab (iii), because its EOO is 15.2 km 2 (&lt;5,000 km 2) and it has been recorded in five locations. Its AOO has been estimated at 20 km 2. The quality of its habitat is projected to decline given scenarios of climate change (Luebert and Pliscoff 2017, see P 39 and P 41). In addition, the area is at risk of forest fires and is subject to land use change for agricultural crops, motorized sporting activities, and goat and cattle ranching.</p><p>Additional specimens examined (paratypes).</p><p>Chile • Región del Libertador General Bernardo O’Higgins: Provincia de Cachapoal, Comuna de San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, El Naranjal, sector Poza Bruja, 490 m a. s. l., 29 August 2022, M. M. Espinoza &amp; J. A. Hernández 1 (EIF, CONC, SGO) ; • El Tambo, cerro Alto de Los Robles, 963 m a. s. l., 31 August 2024, M. M. Espinoza 3 (EIF 18583) ; • Provincia de Colchagua, Comuna de San Fernando, Nincunlauta, sector Loma del Pangalillo, 395 m a. s. l., 08 September 2024, M. M. Espinoza 4 (EIF 18584) ; • Quebrada Las Bandurrias, sector La Lechería, 400 m a. s. l., 31 August 2025, J. Alarcón 1 (EIF 18630) .</p><p>Unvouchered observations.</p><p>Chile. Región del Libertador General Bernardo O’Higgins: Provincia de Cachapoal, Comuna de San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, El Naranjal, cerros al oeste de Poza Bruja, 01 September 2023, observation by Christofer Olea (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/307415344).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/185E0A76921150D983D291BFA42B5C77	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	García, Nicolás;Zúñiga-Acevedo, Paula;González, Matías A.;Espinoza, M. Matías;Soto, Constanza;Cisternas-Gallardo, Benjamín J.	García, Nicolás, Zúñiga-Acevedo, Paula, González, Matías A., Espinoza, M. Matías, Soto, Constanza, Cisternas-Gallardo, Benjamín J. (2026): Taxonomic novelties and phylogenetic insights on Gilliesieae (Allioideae, Amaryllidaceae) from Chile. PhytoKeys 270: 93-117, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.270.175170
C48DE52722C75A31A7601ACC0791BD1A.text	C48DE52722C75A31A7601ACC0791BD1A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Miersia nahuelbutensis Nic. Garcia 2026	<div><p>Miersia nahuelbutensis Nic. García sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 3, 4</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Miersia nahuelbutensis differs from Miersia chilensis Lindl. by its nodding flowers, us / ually with upper tepals and stamens pointing downwards (vs. pointing to the front); upper and lower tepals closer, forming a right angle (vs. tepals wide open); and its longer tepals, 19–20 mm long (vs. shorter tepals, 5–15 mm long).</p><p>Type.</p><p>Chile • Región de La Araucanía: Provincia de Malleco, Comuna de Angol, camino a Vegas Blancas, 801 m a. s. l., 11 August 2023, N. García 6794 (holotype: EIF 18603; isotypes: CONC, SGO) .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Terrestrial herbs. Bulbs subglobose to ovoid, external cataphylls light brown, (11 –) 15–25 (– 33) × 7–17 mm. Leaves 2–3 (– 4), linear, 10–16 (– 28) × 0.1–0.4 cm. Scapes 1 (– 3), cylindrical, hollow, (57 –) 70–115 (– 130) × 0.6–1.5 (– 2.0) mm. Spathe 2 - valvate, herbaceous, lanceolate, 10–16 × 4–5 mm, fused on their basal ½ (~ 4–6 mm), whitish to greenish with 8–11 veins inconspicuous or purple spotted. Inflorescence a pseudo-umbel with 2–4 strongly zygomorphic flowers; upper tepals usually forming 90 ° angle with respect to lower tepals, flowers usually nodding with stamens pointing downwards; pedicels unequal, 1.5–3.0 (- 4) cm long in open flowers, apex curved in a right angle (~ 90 °). Tepals six, free, membranous, light green to purplish, lanceolate, caudate, straight, outer 19–20 × 1.4–1.6 mm, 3–5 acrodromous veins; inner 19–20 × 1.0– 1.1 mm, three acrodromous veins; on both whorls only the central is well marked and runs throughout the complete length; cauda 0.4–0.5 mm wide, comprising ~ ¹ / 5–² / 5 of the tepal’s length (4–8 mm). Floral appendages purplish, flat, lateral (tepaliferous) four, bifid, rarely trifid, one pair on each side, with linear to linear-lanceolate segments, distal half curved downwards, attached to the base of inner tepals, 2.5–3.0 × 0.4–0.8 mm, each segment ~ 1.0–2.0 mm long; upper (staminal) two, bifid, rarely entire, with lanceolate to short unequal segments, attached to the base of the staminal tube, 2.5–3.5 (– 4) × 0.4–0.5 mm. Stamens six, filaments 0.4–0.5 mm long, adnate internally to the staminal tube; staminal tube urceolate, purplish with three longitudinal folds on its upper side, single longitudinal fold on the lower side, apex entire, papillose, 2.5–3.0 × 1.2–2.0 mm; anthers yellow (purple when dry), 0.5 mm long, exerted. Ovary superior, spherical to obovoid, 1.5 mm long, trilocular, 12 ovules per locule, biseriate; style straight, exerted, 1.3–2.0 mm long; stigma capitate, terminal. Capsules obovoid to spherical, 3 - valved, 12 × 11–14 mm. Seeds (immature) obovoid, 2.3 × 1.5 mm, testa coppery, surface vesicular.</p><p>Distribution and habitat.</p><p>Miersia nahuelbutensis was initially recorded in two localities along the eastern side of the Nahuelbuta coastal mountain range in the Malleco Province (Fig. 1 B). In both locations it grows in the understory of second-growth forests dominated by Nothofagus obliqua (Mirb.) Oerst. ( Nothofagaceae), on south- to southwest-facing slopes between 100 and 800 m a. s. l. A codominant species shared by both stands is Persea lingue (Ruiz &amp; Pav.) Nees ( Lauraceae); other common co-occurring tree species include Peumus boldus Molina (Monimiaceae) and Cryptocarya alba (Molina) Looser ( Lauraceae) in Lumaco, Gevuina avellana Molina and Lomatia hirsuta (Lam.) Diels (both Proteaceae) in Angol. During the final writing stage of this manuscript, M. nahuelbutensis was recorded 100 km north of Angol, close to Florida in the Province of Concepción, Biobío Region, approximately 40 km north of the Biobío River (Fig. 1 B), also in a shady forest fragment dominated by Nothofagus obliqua .</p><p>Phenology.</p><p>This species has been seen flowering between July and August. Fruits have been recorded during October.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific epithet refers to the coastal mountain range known as Cordillera de Nahuelbuta, where this species was first recorded.</p><p>Vernacular name.</p><p>Although no popular common name is known for Miersia nahuelbutensis, we propose to name it “ hadita de Nahuelbuta, ” which means Nahuelbuta’s little fairy.</p><p>Conservation status.</p><p>Miersia nahuelbutensis can be considered Endangered (EN) according to criteria B 1 ab (iii). It has been recorded in four locations, with an estimated EOO of 836.6 km 2 (&lt;5,000 km 2) and AOO of 16 km 2. In addition, it inhabits a forest type (i. e., P 47. Bosque caducifolio mediterráneo interior de Nothofagus obliqua – Cryptocarya alba) that has been replaced at least in 79.9 % of its original area by agriculture and forestry plantations of Pinus radiata D. Don and Eucalyptus globulus Labill. that is considered a Critically Endangered vegetation belt in Chile (Luebert and Pliscoff 2017).</p><p>Additional specimens examined (paratypes).</p><p>Chile • Región de La Araucanía: Provincia de Malleco, Comuna de Angol, camino a Vegas Blancas, 801 m a. s. l., 22 October 2018, N. García 5295 (EIF 15159) ; • Parque Junquillar, 304 m a. s. l., 16 August 2025, A. Cádiz-Véliz 1370 (CONC, EIF) ; • Comuna de Lumaco, camino a Capitán Pastene, 119 m a. s. l., 11 August 2023, N. García 6792 (EIF, CONC, SGO) .</p><p>Unvouchered observations.</p><p>Chile. Región del Biobío: Provincia de Concepción, Comuna de Florida, Parque Coyanmahuida, 240 m a. s. l., 23 August 2025, observation by Mauricio Aguirre-Díaz (https://inaturalist.mma.gob.cl/observations/308565645).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C48DE52722C75A31A7601ACC0791BD1A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	García, Nicolás;Zúñiga-Acevedo, Paula;González, Matías A.;Espinoza, M. Matías;Soto, Constanza;Cisternas-Gallardo, Benjamín J.	García, Nicolás, Zúñiga-Acevedo, Paula, González, Matías A., Espinoza, M. Matías, Soto, Constanza, Cisternas-Gallardo, Benjamín J. (2026): Taxonomic novelties and phylogenetic insights on Gilliesieae (Allioideae, Amaryllidaceae) from Chile. PhytoKeys 270: 93-117, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.270.175170
1741408216F95F879F2E48E02C20D242.text	1741408216F95F879F2E48E02C20D242.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Miersia subandina P. Zuniga & Nic. Garcia 2026	<div><p>Miersia subandina P. Zúñiga &amp; Nic. García sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 5, 6</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Miersia subandina differs from Miersia humilis (Phil.) M. F. Fay &amp; Christenh. by a capitate stigma (vs. trilobed stigma), six awl-shaped, rarely flat and bifid, floral appendages (vs. floral appendages absent), and a conical staminal tube (vs. staminal filaments fused in their basal half and covering the ovary, but not forming a conical or urceolate tube).</p><p>Type.</p><p>Chile • Región del General Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins: Provincia de Colchagua, Comuna de San Fernando, estero Antivero, sector Los Alpes, 713 m a. s. l., 26 August 2025, N. García, P. Zuñiga, L. Santilli, M. A. González, M. M. Espinoza &amp; N. Cáceres 7696 (holotype: EIF 18604; isotypes: CONC, SGO) .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Terrestrial saxicolous herbs. Bulbs ovoid, external cataphylls light brown, 13–25 × 5–14 mm. Leaves 2–3, linear, 12–24 × 0.1–0.3 cm. Scapes 1–2, cylindrical, hollow, 35–80 × 0.6–2.0 mm. Spathe 2 - valvate, herbaceous, lanceolate, 9–16 × 3–4 mm, fused on their basal ½ (~ 4 mm), whitish to greenish with 4–8 veins inconspicuous or purple spotted. Inflorescence a pseudo-umbel with 2–4 zygomorphic flowers; pedicels unequal, 1.0– 1.8 cm long in open flowers, apex straight to slightly curved. Tepals six, free, membranous, purplish with whitish base, lanceolate, caudate, straight, outer 21–25 (– 28) × 4–6 mm, 7–9 acrodromous veins; inner 22–25 × 3–4 mm, five acrodromous veins; on both whorls only the central vein is well marked and runs throughout the complete length; cauda 0.4–0.5 mm wide, comprising ~ ½ – ² / 3 of the tepal’s length (12–15 mm); tips curled, especially in bud. Floral appendages whitish, usually simple, rarely bifid, awl-shaped, lateral (tepaliferous) four, one pair on each side, attached to the base of inner tepals, 0.2–0.7 mm; upper (staminal) two, attached to the base of the staminal tube, 0.5–1.1 mm long, tip sometimes purplish. Stamens six, filaments 0.7–1.1 mm long, triangular base, born in apical to subapical position from the staminal tube; staminal tube conical, sometimes with six longitudinal rounded folds, whitish throughout or with purplish lower half, apex erose and contiguous to filaments, papillose, 1.5–2.0 × 2.5–3.0 mm; anthers yellow (purple when dry), 0.3 mm long. Ovary superior, obovoid to oblong, 0.8–1.2 mm long, trilocular, 7–10 ovules per locule, biseriate; style straight, exerted, 0.7–1.4 mm long; stigma capitate, terminal. Capsules obovoid to spherical, 3 - valved, 4–6 mm long. Seeds obovoid, beaked, 2.0–2.5 × 1.5–2.0 mm, testa brownish, surface vesicular to densely foveate.</p><p>Distribution and habitat.</p><p>Miersia subandina inhabits the foothills of the main Andes mountains in the Libertador General Bernardo O’Higgins Region. To date, it has been recorded in two localities of the San Fernando and Rengo municipalities, close to the Antivero and Claro rivers, respectively (Fig. 1 A). In both locations it grows within shady, south-oriented slopes covered by sclerophyllous forest, in rocky outcrops between 650 and 750 m a. s. l. The main woody species in both locations are Peumus boldus ( Monimiaceae), Cryptocarya alba ( Lauraceae), and Sophora macrocarpa Sm. ( Fabaceae).</p><p>Phenology.</p><p>This species has been recorded in flower between August and September. Fruits have been found during September.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific epithet refers to the low foothills of the main Andes mountain range, which correspond to the geographical position where this species has been recorded to date.</p><p>Vernacular name.</p><p>Although no popular common name is known for Miersia subandina, we propose to name it “ Estrella de los Andes, ” which means Star of the Andes. The name evokes its flowers resembling a star and refers to the fact that this is the only Miersia species known to be restricted to the principal Andes mountain range and not found in the Coastal range and / or closer to the sea.</p><p>Conservation status.</p><p>Miersia subandina can be considered Endangered (EN) according to criteria B 2 ab (iii), because its area of occupancy AOO is &lt;500 km 2, with an estimate of 6,540 m 2 (~ 0.007 km 2) considering both populations. Perturbations of the known populations have been observed due to road maintenance and cattle transiting across the steep slopes it inhabits. In addition, central Chile in general is at risk of forest fires.</p><p>Additional specimens examined (paratypes).</p><p>Chile • Región del General Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins: Provincia de Cachapoal, Comuna de Rengo, Las Nieves, 622 m a. s. l., 2 September 2024, B. J. Cisternas, M. A. Gonzalez &amp; M. Contreras 41 (EIF) ; • Provincia de Colchagua, Comuna de San Fernando, sector Los Alpes, Agua Buena, 700 m a. s. l., 10 August 2024, P. Zuñiga, C. Soto, M. A. Gonzalez &amp; B. J. Cisternas 39 (EIF) ; • 2 September 2024, B. J. Cisternas, M. A. Gonzalez &amp; M. Contreras 40 (EIF) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1741408216F95F879F2E48E02C20D242	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	García, Nicolás;Zúñiga-Acevedo, Paula;González, Matías A.;Espinoza, M. Matías;Soto, Constanza;Cisternas-Gallardo, Benjamín J.	García, Nicolás, Zúñiga-Acevedo, Paula, González, Matías A., Espinoza, M. Matías, Soto, Constanza, Cisternas-Gallardo, Benjamín J. (2026): Taxonomic novelties and phylogenetic insights on Gilliesieae (Allioideae, Amaryllidaceae) from Chile. PhytoKeys 270: 93-117, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.270.175170
