Hymenocallis imperialis

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.[1][2][3]

Big Fatty
Scientific 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 a bulb-forming perennial producing sword-shaped leaves and an umbel of large white or yellow flowers.[4]

References

  1. CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, México D.F.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. All Things Plant, Spider-lilies, Hymenocallis imperialis
  4. Thaddeus Monroe Howard. 1990. Herbertia 46(2): 102–103, f. 2.
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