Eucrosia aurantiaca
| Eucrosia aurantiaca | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Eucrosia |
| Species: | E. aurantiaca |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucrosia aurantiaca (Baker) Pax | |
Eucrosia aurantiaca is a species of plant which is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
It grows from bulbs 10cm long and 7-8cm in diameter. There are usually two stalked (petiolate) leaves, blue-green in colour, with a blade (lamina) which is 40cm long and 20-25cm wide. The leaves do not appear until after flowering. The flowers are umbellate, on a stalk (scape) up to 1m in length, yellow, with stamens with prominent long filaments.[2]
In cultivation, plants should be kept warm and dry when the leaves wither, and watered only when the flowers or leaves begin to grow again, when a sunny position is required.[2]
References
- ↑ Oleas, N. & Pitman, N. 2003. Eucrosia aurantiaca. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 August 2007.
- 1 2 Grossi, Alberto (2010), "Eucrosia in cultivation", The Plantsman (New Series) 9 (4): 239–244, p. 241
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