Sprekelia
| Sprekelia | |
|---|---|
| |
| Sprekelia formosissima | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Tribe: | Hippeastreae |
| Subtribe: | Hippeastrinae |
| Genus: | Sprekelia Heist. |
| Type species | |
| Sprekelia formosissima | |
Sprekelia is a genus of Mesoamerican plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae.[1] Sprekelia plants are sometimes called Aztec lilies or Jacobean lilies although they are not true lilies.[2][3][4][5]
Taxonomy
This genus is named after Johann Heinrich von Spreckelsen (1691–1764), who supplied the plants to Lorenz Heister.[6]
Sprekelia is located in tribe Hippeastreae, subtribe Hippeastrinae.
Species
- Sprekelia formosissima (L.) Herb. - Mexico from Chihuahua to Chiapas; Guatemala, Honduras; naturalized in Micronesia
- Sprekelia howardii Lehmiller - Guerrero
- formerly included[7]
The following two names were coined using the name Sprekelia, but they refer to species are now generally regarded as better suited to Hippeastrum. We provide links to help you locate appropriate information.
- Sprekelia cybister - Hippeastrum cybister
- Sprekelia spectabilis - Hippeastrum angustifolium
Growth
Sprekelia formosissima is common in cultivation, planted in warm climates or raised in pots in colder climates, or planted and lifted, much as the gladiolus. Even when well grown, bulbs often do not bloom every year. In a grouping of about a dozen bulbs, only two or three may bloom in any given year.[10][11]
Gallery of Sprekelia formosissima
References
- ^ Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Amaryllidoideae
- ^ Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1993). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(1): 1-76. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F..
- ^ Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
- ^ López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.
- ^ United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile, Sprekelia formosissima (L.) Herb., Jacobean Lily
- ^ Heister, Lorenz 1755. Geschreibung eines neuen Geschlechts 15, 19.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ The Plant List search for Sprekelia
- ^ Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1987). A Geographical Checklist of the Micronesian Monocotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 20: 19-129. und Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1993). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(1): 1-76. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F..
- ^ Brent And Becky's Bulbs: Product Profile - Sprekelia - formosissima
- ^ Shields Gardens The Amaryllis Family: Sprekelia
