Biology:Hymenocallis imperialis

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Big Fatty
Scientific classification edit
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
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Hymenocallis imperialis is endemic to Northeast Mexico[1]

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]

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

Wikidata ☰ Q15518570 entry