Hymenocallis ornata

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Hymenocallis ornata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Hymenocallis
Species: H. ornata
Binomial name
Hymenocallis ornata
(C.D.Bouché) M.Roem.
Synonyms[1]
  • Pancratium ornatum C.D. Bouché
  • Hymenocallis skinneriana Herb.
  • Pancratium skinnerianum (Herb.) Standl. & Steyerm.

Hymenocallis ornata (C.D.Bouché) M.Roem.[2] is a bulb-forming herb native to Guatemala. It has showy white flowers and is frequently grown as an ornamental in many places. [3]


References

  1. The Plant List, Hymenocallis ornata
  2. Roemer, M.J. Familiarum Naturalium Regni Vegetabilis Monographicae 4: 166. 1847.
  3. Encyclopedia of Life
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