Urceolina

Urceolina
Urceolina urceolata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Tribe: Eucharideae
Genus: Urceolina
Rchb.
Type species
Urceolina urceolata (Ruiz & Pav.) Asch. & Graebn., syn. Urceolaria pendula Herb., nom. illeg.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • × Calicharis Meerow
  • Caliphruria Herb.
  • Collania Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Eucharis Planch. & Linden
  • Leperiza Herb.
  • Microdontocharis Baill.
  • Pseudourceolina Vargas
  • × Urceocharis Mast.
  • Urceolaria Herb., nom. illeg.

Urceolina is a genus of South American plants in the amaryllis family native to Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, and Peru.[2][3] It has also been introduced to many South and Central American states, as well as India and Sri Lanka.[2] The formerly accepted genera Eucharis and Caliphruria are now regarded as synonyms of this genus.[2] Many species of this genus share the common name Amazon lily.[4][5]

Urceolina × grandiflora (Planch. & Linden) Traub bulb with scale bar (20 cm)
  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ICNApp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d "Urceolina Rchb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  3. ^ Braco, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru: 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
  4. ^ "Caliphruria tenera (Amazon lily)". Plants & Fungi at Kew. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  5. ^ "Eucharis amazonica|Amazon lily". RHS Gardening. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2015-02-03.