Traubia is a genus of Chilean plants in the Amaryllis family. Only one species is recognized, Traubia modesta, native to northern and central Chile.
Traubia modesta is a bulbous plant with small, ovoid, brown bulbs bearning linear, 8âÂÂ12 cm long, and 2âÂÂ3 mm wide leaves.
The inflorescence with a hollow, cylindrical, 35âÂÂ50 cm long scape bears 1âÂÂ5 zygomorphic, white flowers. The capsule fruit bears black, round, and flat seeds.
Within the tribe Hippeastreae, it is placed in the subtribe Traubiinae.
The specific epithet modesta, from the Latin modestus, means modest moderate, or unassuming.
It occurs in the coastal regions of Coquimbo to O'Higgins Region, Chile.