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Hymenocallis eucharidifolia (Hymenocallis eucharidifolia)

Description

Hymenocallis eucharidifolia Baker 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.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Asparagales

            • Family: Amaryllidaceae

              • Genus: Hymenocallis