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Hymenocallis imperialis

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Species of flowering plant

Big Fatty
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Hymenocallis
Species: H. imperialis
Binomial name
Hymenocallis imperialis
T.M.Howard
Hymenocallis imperialis is endemic to Northeast Mexico

Hymenocallis imperialis, common name Big Fatty, is a plant species native to the Mexican states of San Luis Potosí and Hidalgo. It is also cultivated in other regions as an ornamental.

Description

Hymenocallis imperialis is a bulb-forming perennial producing sword-shaped leaves and an umbel of large white or yellow flowers.

Etymology

The specific epithet imperialis means imperial, stately, or grand.

References

  1. ^ "Hymenocallis imperialis T.M.Howard". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  2. CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, México D.F.
  3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. All Things Plant, Spider-lilies, Hymenocallis imperialis
  5. Thaddeus Monroe Howard. 1990. Herbertia 46(2): 102–103, f. 2.
  6. Eggli, U., & Newton, L. E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names (1st ed.). p. 115. Springer Science & Business Media.
Taxon identifiers
Hymenocallis imperialis
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