Hymenocallis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Amaryllidoideae
Tribus: Hymenocallideae
Genus: Hymenocallis

Overview of species

H. acutifolia – H. araniflora – H. arenicola – H. astrostephana – H. azteciana – H. baumlii – H. bistubata – H. bolivariana – H. caribaea – H. choctawensis – H. choretis – H. cleo – H. clivorum – H. concinna – H. cordifolia – H. coronaria – H. crassifolia – H. durangoensis – H. duvalensis – H. eucharidifolia – H. fragrans – H. franklinensis – H. gholsonii – H. glauca – H. godfreyi – H. graminifolia – H. guatemalensis – H. guerreroensis – H. harrisiana – H. henryae – H. howardii – H. imperialis – H. incaica – H. jaliscensis – H. latifolia – H. leavenworthii – H. lehmilleri – H. limaensis – H. liriosme – H. littoralis – H. lobata – H. longibracteata – H. maximiliani – H. multiflora – H. occidentalis – H. ornata – H. ovata – H. palmeri – H. partita – H. phalangidis – H. pimana – H. portamonetensis – H. praticola – H. proterantha – H. pumila – H. pygmaea – H. rotata – H. schizostephana – H. sonorensis – H. speciosa – H. tridentata – H. tubiflora – H. vasconcelosii – H. venezuelensis – H. woelfleana

Nothospecies: H. × macrostephana

Name

Hymenocallis Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 338. 1812.
- Type species: Hymenocallis littoralis (Jacq.) Salisb.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Choretis Herb., Amaryllidaceae: 219. 1837.
  - Type species: non design.
- Nemepiodon Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 22. 1838.
  - Type species: non design.
- Tomodon Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 22. 1838.
  - Type species: non design.
- Troxistemon Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 23. 1838.
  - Type species: non design.

Note:

Hymenocallis jamaicensis Britton & Harris ex Urb., Symb. Antill. 6(1): 125. 1909, nom. inval. is without certai appication.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America
- North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma.
- Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Indiana.
- South-Central U.S.A.
  - Texas.
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee.
- Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Southern America
- Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
- Caribbean
  - Bahamas, ber Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands.
- Northern South America
  - French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
- Western South America
  - Colombia, Peru.
- Brazil
  - Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Salisbury, R.A. 1812. Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 338.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Hymenocallis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 February 24. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Hymenocallis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 February 24. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Hymenocallis. Published online. Accessed: 24 February 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Hymenocallis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 February 24.
Tropicos.org 2019. Hymenocallis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 February 2019.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Schönhäutchen
فارسی: هایمنوکالیس
suomi: Lukinliljat
हिन्दी: हय्मानोकालिस
русский: Гименокаллис
svenska: Spindelliljesläktet
ไทย: พลับพลึงตีนเป็ด
lea faka-Tonga: Lile kalukalu
українська: Гіменокаліс
中文: 水鬼蕉属
中文（简体）: 水鬼蕉属