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Species Name:    Hymenocallis latifolia
Common Name:     

             (Spiderlily)

 


I.  TAXONOMY

Kingdom Phylum/Division: Class: Order: Family: Genus:
Plantae Magnoliophyta Liliopsida Liliales Liliaceae Hymenocallis

The spiderlily, Hymenocallis latifolia, is commonly observed in coastal backdunes and scrub areas.

 

 


Species Name:
Hymenocallis latifolia (P. Mill.) M. Roemer

Common Name:
Spiderlily, mangrove spiderlily, perfumed spiderlily

Other Taxonomic Groupings:
Subkingdom : Tracheobionta
Subclass : Liliidae

Synonymy:
 Hymenocallis caymanensis, Hymenocallis collieri, Hymenocallis keyensis, Hymenocallis kimballiae, Pancratium latifolium

 


 

Report by:  K. Hill, Smithsonian Marine Station
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