Hymenocallis caribaea

Caribbean spider-lily
Hymenocallis caribaea [1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Hymenocallis
Species:
H. caribaea
Binomial name
Hymenocallis caribaea
Moraisalim
Synonyms[2]
  • Pancratium caribaeum L.
  • Nemepiodon caribeum (L.) Raf.
  • Pancratium angustum Ker Gawl.
  • Hymenocallis angusta (Ker-Gawl.) Herb.
  • Hymenocallis cinerascens M.Roem.
  • Pancratium declinatum Jacq.
  • Hymenocallis declinata (Jacq.) M. Roem.
  • Hymenocallis obtusata (Griseb.) Walp.
  • Pancratium obtusatum Griseb.
  • Pancratium patens Lindl. ex Delile
  • Hymenocallis patens (Lindl. ex Delile) Herb.
  • Hymenocallis caribaea var. patens (Delile) Herb.
  • Pancratium amoenum Salisb.
  • Pancratium excisum L.f. ex Kunth
  • Pancratium recurvum Stokes
  • Troxistemon fragrans Raf.

Hymenocallis caribaea (commonly known as the Caribbean spider-lily or variegated spider-lily) is a flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. The species was first described by Linnaeus and later assigned its current name by Herbert.[3]

It is native to the islands of the Caribbean and northern South America, including Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Cuba, the Virgin Islands, the Windward and Leeward Islands, and the Venezuelan Antilles.[4] The Caribbean spider-lily is also widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in many tropical and subtropical regions. It has reportedly become naturalized in locations such as Sri Lanka, New South Wales, New Orleans, Bermuda, French Guiana, Suriname, and Guyana.[5]

  1. ^ 1817 illustration by Ker-Gawler, Botanical Register; Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment. London 3: t. 221. 1817,
  2. ^ The Plant List, Hymenocallis caribaea
  3. ^ Herbert, William. Appendix 44, 1821.
  4. ^ Encyclopedia of Life
  5. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families