Biology:Hymenocallis howardii
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Hymenocallis howardii | |
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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. howardii
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| Binomial name | |
| Hymenocallis howardii Bauml
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Hymenocallis howardii is a species of spider-lily, native to southwestern Mexico. It is known from the states of Nayarit, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacan, and Oaxaca.[1][2][3] It is smaller than most other members of the genus, with scapes only about 60 cm tall. The species is named in honor of its discoverer, the late Thad Howard of Texas.
References
- ↑ Bauml, James. Flora Novo-Galiciana 15: 212 1989.
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, Mexico City.
Wikidata ☰ Q15518469 entry
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