Eucrosia calendulina

Eucrosia calendulina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Eucrosia
Species: E. calendulina
Binomial name
Eucrosia calendulina
Meerow & Sagást.

Eucrosia calendulina is a species of plant that is endemic to Peru.

All members of the genus Eucrosia grow from bulbs and have stalked (petiolate) leaves with wide blades (laminae). The zygomorphic flowers are produced in an umbel. The stamens have prominent long filaments.[1]

E. calendulina is known only from the lower limits of the Cachil Forest of Peru. The species is threatened by habitat destruction.[2]

References

  1. Grossi, Alberto (2010), "Eucrosia in cultivation", The Plantsman (New Series) 9 (4): 239–244
  2. León, B.; Sagástegui, A.; Sánchez, I.; Zapata, M.; Meerow, A. & Cano, A. (2006), "Amaryllidaceae endémicas del Peru", Revista Peruana de Biología 13 (2): 690s–697s, retrieved 2011-01-13 Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)

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