Hymenocallis_imperialis

<i>Hymenocallis imperialis</i>

Hymenocallis imperialis

Species of flowering plant

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.[2][3][4]

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Description

Hymenocallis imperialis is a bulb-forming perennial producing sword-shaped leaves and an umbel of large white or yellow flowers.[5]

Etymology

The specific epithet imperialis means imperial, stately, or grand.[6]

References

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  2. [2]
    CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, México D.F.
  3. [3]
    Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. [4]
    All Things Plant, Spider-lilies, Hymenocallis imperialis
  5. [5]
    Thaddeus Monroe Howard. 1990. Herbertia 46(2): 102–103, f. 2.
  6. [6]
    Eggli, U., & Newton, L. E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names (1st ed.). p. 115. Springer Science & Business Media.
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