Hymenocallis_eucharidifolia

<i>Hymenocallis eucharidifolia</i>

Hymenocallis eucharidifolia

Species of flowering plant

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]

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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

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