Traubia is a genus of Chilean plants in the Amaryllis family. Only one species is recognized, Traubia modesta,Moldenke, Harold Norman. 1963. Plant Life 19: 55. as Traubia chilensisPhilippi, Rudolf Amandus. 1896. Anales de la Universidad de Chile 93: 144, as Lapiedra chilensisPierfelice Ravenna. 1974. Plant life, Stanford 30: 31 native to northern and central Chile.Ravenna, P. (2003). Elucidation and systematics of the Chilean Genera of Amaryllidaceae. Botanica Australis 2: 1-21.The Plant List, Traubia modesta (Phil.) Ravenna Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Chile. Gayana, Botánica 42: 1–157
Description Vegetative characteristics Traubia modesta is a bulbous plant with small, ovoid,Traubia modesta. (2024, May 26). Fundación R.A. Philippi. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from https://fundacionphilippi.cl/catalogo/traubia-modesta/ brown bulbs bearning linear, 8–12 cm long, and 2–3 mm wide leaves.Traubia modesta. (n.d.-b). Alpine Garden Society. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from http://encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/Traubia/modesta Generative characteristics The inflorescence with a hollow, cylindrical, 35–50 cm long scape bears 1–5 zygomorphic,Traubia. (n.d.). Pacific Bulb Society. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Traubia white flowers.Traubia modesta. (n.d.). Chilebosque. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from http://www.chilebosque.cl/herb/traubia_modesta.html The capsule fruit bears black, round, and flat seeds.
Taxonomy Within the tribe Hippeastreae, it is placed in the subtribe Traubiinae.García, N., Meerow, A. W., Arroyo‐Leuenberger, S., Oliveira, R. S., Dutilh, J. H., Soltis, P. S., & Judd, W. S. (2019). Generic classification of Amaryllidaceae tribe Hippeastreae. Taxon, 68(3), 481-498. Etymology The specific epithet modesta, from the Latin modestus, means modestPartrat, E. (2025, February 25). A dictionary of carnivorous plant names. A World of Pinguicula. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from https://www.pinguicula.org/articles/carnivorous-plant-name-dictionary/ moderate,Psammophora modesta. (2025, February 19). World of Succulents. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from https://worldofsucculents.com/psammophora-modesta/ or unassuming.
Distribution and habitat It occurs in the coastal regions of Coquimbo to O'Higgins Region, Chile.Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh & Fundación Chilco. (n.d.-c). Traubia modesta (Phil.) Ravenna. The Endemic Plants of Chile. Retrieved March 9, 2025, from https://chileanendemics.rbge.org.uk/taxa/traubia-modesta-phil-ravenna#biogeography
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