Eucharis × grandiflora

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Amaryllidoideae
Tribus: Eucharideae
Genus: Eucharis
Subgenus: E. subg. Heterocharis
Nothospecies: Eucharis × grandiflora
Name

Eucharis × grandiflora Planch. & Linden, Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 9: 255. 1854.
Formula hybridae: Eucharis moorei (Baker) Meerow × Eucharis sanderi Baker

Synonyms

Homotypic
Urceolina × grandiflora (Planch. & Linden) Traub, Pl. Life 27: 58. 1971.

Heterotypic
Eucharis × mastersii Baker, Bot. Mag. 111: t. 6831. 1885.
Eucharis × lowii Baker, Gard. Chron., III, 13: 538. 1893.
Urceolina × lowii (Baker) Traub, Pl. Life 27: 58. 1971.
Urceolina mastersii (Baker) Traub, Pl. Life 27: 59. 1971.

References

Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Eucharis × grandiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Mar 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Eucharis × grandiflora. Published online. Accessed: Mar 21 2015.

Eucharis × grandiflora is a natural hybrid of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to western Colombia and western Ecuador and widely cultivated as an ornamental in other regions.[2] It is a natural hybrid between E. moorei and E. sanderi. In horticulture it is often confused with E. amazonica, usually differing in its slightly smaller flowers. The English name Amazon lily is used for both species,[3] but is also used for the genus Eucharis as a whole (and for other genera).[4] Despite the common name, it is not closely related to the true lilies.

Eucharis × grandiflora is a perennial growing from an elongated bulb, with deep green leaves and an umbel (cluster) of sweetly scented white flowers on a stem 45–60 cm (18–24 in) tall. In cultivation it requires humidity and temperatures of 18–23 °C (64–73 °F) when in growth.[5][6]
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References

The Plant List
"Eucharis × grandiflora", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-03-14
"Eucharis amazonica|Amazon lily". RHS Gardening. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
"Caliphruria tenera (Amazon lily)". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
Schauenberg, Paul (1965), The Bulb Book, London: F. Warne, OCLC 745287745
Planchon, Jules Émile & Linden, Jean Jules. 1854. Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe 9: 255, t. 957.
Planchon, J.É. & Linden, J.J. (1854) Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe 9: 255.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Eucharis × grandiflora. .