Amaryllidaceae
Hymenocallis

Hymenocallis latifolia (Mill.) M.Roem.

First published in Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 4: 168 (1847)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Florida to Caribbean. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Vernacular
lily, wild white lily, Easter lily
Vegetative Multiplication Bulbs
Bulb ovoid-conic, up to 15 cm long or more and 6–8 cm thick, clothed with brownish papery-membranous epidermis. Leaves strap-shaped, 20–80 cm long, 3.5–6 cm broad, acute at the apex
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Peduncles
Peduncle up to 60 cm long; flowers 6–15 in a cluster, greenish in bud, white at anthesis.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
Perianth tube 10–15 cm long, the linear-lobes 9–12 cm long, somewhat recurved; staminal cup mostly 2–3 cm long; anthers 1–1.3 cm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary sessile
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule 2–4 cm in diameter.
Distribution
Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Cayman Brac. Florida, Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola.
Ecology
Chiefly in sandy clearings near the sea.
[Cayman]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0