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Hymenocallis eucharidifolia

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Species of flowering plant

Hymenocallis eucharidifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Hymenocallis
Species: H. eucharidifolia
Binomial name
Hymenocallis eucharidifolia
Baker

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.

Hymenocallis eucharidifolia was thought for over a century to be extinct in the wild until rediscovered a few years ago. The species is prized as an ornamental because of its showy white flowers.

References

  1. Baker, John Gilbert, Garden Chronicle, n.s., 21: 700. 1884 in English
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Kelly, H. (2008). The elusive Hymenocallis eucharidifolia Baker (Amaryllidaceae). Herbertia 59: 37-71.
  4. Shields Gardens.com, Hymenocallis
Taxon identifiers
Hymenocallis eucharidifolia
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