Eucrosia stricklandii
| Eucrosia stricklandii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Eucrosia |
| Species: | E. stricklandii
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucrosia stricklandii (Baker) Meerow
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Eucrosia stricklandii is a species of plant which is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
It grows from bulbs around 4cm in diameter. The stalked (petiolate) leaves have blades (laminae) 20cm long by 11cm wide. The zygomorphic flowers are produced in an umbel on a 40cm tall stem (scape) and are red in var. stricklandii, pink in var. montana. The stamens have prominent long filaments.[2]
In cultivation, plants should be kept warm and dry when the leaves wither, and watered only when the flowers or leaves begin to grow again, when a sunny position is required.[2]
References
- ^ Oleas, N. & Pitman, N. 2003. Eucrosia stricklandii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 August 2007.
- ^ a b Grossi, Alberto (2010), "Eucrosia in cultivation", The Plantsman (New Series), 9 (4): 239–244
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