Hymenocallis eucharidifolia
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Hymenocallis eucharidifolia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
Genus: | Hymenocallis |
Species: | H. eucharidifolia
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Binomial name | |
Hymenocallis eucharidifolia |
Hymenocallis eucharidifolia is a rare plant in the plant in the Amaryllidaceae. It is native to rainforests in the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Guerrero.[1][2]
Hymenocallis eucharidifolia was thought for over a century to be extinct in the wild until rediscovered a few years ago.[3] The species is prized as an ornamental because of its showy white flowers.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Baker, John Gilbert, Garden Chronicle, n.s., 21: 700. 1884 in English
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Kelly, H. (2008). The elusive Hymenocallis eucharidifolia Baker (Amaryllidaceae). Herbertia 59: 37-71.
- ^ Shields Gardens.com, Hymenocallis
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