Hymenocallis eucharidifolia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Hymenocallis |
| Species: | H. eucharidifolia
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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]
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
[edit]- ^ Baker, John Gilbert, Garden Chronicle, n.s., 21: 700. 1884 in English
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Kelly, H. (2008). The elusive Hymenocallis eucharidifolia Baker (Amaryllidaceae). Herbertia 59: 37-71.
- ^ Shields Gardens.com, Hymenocallis
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