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Perennial; corm deep, outer coat fibrous.
Stem: 1, erect, ± zigzag.
Leaf: mostly basal, linear [to lanceolate], sheathing.
Inflorescence: panicle, in smaller plants raceme; bracts scarious.
Flower: perianth parts 6 in 2 petal-like whorls, free or fused, often reflexed; stamens 6, fused to perianth parts, alternate 6 staminodes, anthers attached at base; ovary superior, chambers 3, style 1, stigma ± 3-lobed.
Fruit: capsule, loculicidal.
Seed: 3, brown.
9 genera: 23 species: w US, Africa, Chile. —Scientific Editor: Thomas J. Rosatti.
Unabridged etymology: (Based on the genus Tecophilaea Bertero ex Colla, named for Tecophila Billotti, botanical artist and daughter of Italian botanist Luigi Aloysius Colla (1766–1848), credited with publishing the genus name)
Previous taxon: Smilax jamesii
Next taxon: Odontostomum
Citation for the whole project: Jepson Flora Project (eds.) [year] Jepson eFlora, http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/IJM.html [accessed on month, day, year]
Citation for an individual treatment: [Author of taxon treatment] [year]. [Taxon name] in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, [URL for treatment]. Accessed on [month, day, year].
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