Biology:Hymenocallis puntagordensis

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Hymenocallis puntagordensis

Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Hymenocallis
Species:
H. puntagordensis
Binomial name
Hymenocallis puntagordensis
Traub
Synonyms[2]

Hymenocallis latifolia var. puntagordensis (Traub) D. B. Ward

Hymenocallis puntagordensis the smallcup spiderlily or Punta Gorda spiderlily, is a plant in the Amaryllidaceae.[3] It is a rare and little known endemic known only from the vicinity of Punta Gorda, in Charlotte County, Florida.[2] This is on the Gulf coast just north of Fort Myers.[4][5] The species is listed as "critically imperiled."[6]

Hymenocallis puntagordensis is a bulb-forming perennial found on roadsides and in disturbed pine woodlands. It is similar to H. latifolia, differing in having narrower, coriaceous leaves and a staminal corona with prominently lacerate margins.[4][7]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15519177 entry