Eucharis candida
| Eucharis candida | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Monocots | 
| Order: | Asparagales | 
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae | 
| Genus: | Eucharis | 
| Species: | E. candida | 
| Binomial name | |
| Eucharis  candida Planch. & Linden | |
Eucharis candida is a plant species native to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru but cultivated as an ornamental in many other regions.[1]
Eucharis candida is a bulb-forming her with broadly lanceolate to elliptical leaves, pleated lengthwise. Flowers are drooping, borne in umbels. Tepals are white, egg-shaped, reflexed (curling backwards) to reveal the yellow anthers.[2]
References
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Eucharis candida
- ↑ Jules Émile Planchon & Jean Jules Linden. 1853. Catalogue des Plantes Exotiques 8: 3.
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