Sprekelia

Sprekelia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Tribe: Hippeastreae
Subtribe: Hippeastrinae
Genus: Sprekelia
Heist.[1]
Species:
S. formosissima
Binomial name
Sprekelia formosissima
Synonyms[1]
  • Amaryllis formosa Salisb., nom. superfl.
  • Amaryllis formosissima L.
  • Amaryllis karwinskii Zucc.
  • Hippeastrum formosissimum (L.) P.J.S.Cramer, nom. illeg.
  • Hippeastrum glaucum (Lindl.) Christenh. & Byng
  • Narcissus jacobaea G.Edwards
  • Sprekelia clintiae Traub
  • Sprekelia glauca Lindl.
  • Sprekelia heisteri Trew ex Kunth
  • Sprekelia karwinskii (Zucc.) M.Roem.
  • Sprekelia ringens C.Morren
  • Sprekelia stenopetala Lem.

Sprekelia is a genus of Mesoamerican plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae.[2] Sprekelia plants are sometimes called Aztec lilies or Jacobean lilies although they are not true lilies.[3][4][5][6][7] This genus has been submerged in Zephyranthes,[8] but as of January 2023 is accepted by Plants of the World Online with a single species, Sprekelia formosissima,[1] endemic to Mexico.[9]

  1. ^ a b c d "Sprekelia Heist." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  2. ^ Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Amaryllidoideae
  3. ^ Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1993). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(1): 1-76. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  4. ^ Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  5. ^ López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.
  6. ^ United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile, Sprekelia formosissima (L.) Herb., Jacobean Lily
  7. ^ "Sprekelia formosissima Aztec lily". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022. Other common names; Jacobean lily, Mexican fire lily, orchid lily, St James lily, St James's cross lily, Jacobean amaryllis
  8. ^ Garcia et al 2019.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference POWO_66815-1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).