Tecophilaea

Tecophilaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Tecophilaeaceae
Genus:	Tecophilaea Bertero ex Colla
Synonyms[1]
Distrepta Miers without description Poeppigia Kunze ex Rchb. without description Phyganthus Poepp. & Endl.

Tecophilaea is a genus of cormous plants in the family Tecophilaeaceae. There are two known species, both native to southern South America.^[1]

Tecophilaea was named for Tecophila Billotti, botanical artist and daughter of the Italian botanist Luigi Aloysius Colla of Turin, who found this plant in 1836, credited with publishing the genus name after it had been suggested by Carlo Luigi Giuseppe Bertero.

Species^[1]

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Tecophilaea cyanocrocus Leyb.	Santiago Province in Chile
	Tecophilaea violiflora Bertero ex Colla	Lima Province in Peru, Coquimbo + Santiago Provinces in Chile