Hymenocallis littoralis (Jacq.) Salisb.

 
  • Family : AMARYLLIDACEAE
    (Amaryllis Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SUDARSHAN FAMILY (सुदर्शन फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Amaryllidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Hymenocallis adnata Herb.; Hymenocallis adnata var. littoralis (Jacq.) Herb.; Hymenocallis adnata var. princeps Herb.; Hymenocallis littoralis var. longituba Herb.; Pancratium littorale Jacq.; Troxistemon littoralis (Jacq.) Raf.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Hymenocallis littoralis (Jacq.) Salisb.
  • Common name : Spider Lily
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Often grown in gardens.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Thane district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
  • Native : Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state - Monocotyledons.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Hymenocallis littoralis. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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