Eucrosia eucrosioides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
Genus: | Eucrosia |
Species: | E. eucrosioides |
Binomial name | |
Eucrosia eucrosioides | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Eucrosia eucrosioides is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae . [1] [2] It is found in south west Ecuador and north Peru. Its natural habitats are seasonally dry lowland areas.
It grows from bulbs 3–4 cm in diameter. The stalked (petiolate) leaves are glaucous and have blades (laminae) 25 cm long by 20 cm wide. The zygomorphic flowers are orange, produced in an umbel; the stamens have prominent long filaments. In its natural habitat, flowering is August to October. The flowers are thought to be adapted for butterfly pollination, but a single report of hummingbird visitation is recorded for this species. [3] [4]
In cultivation, plants should be kept warm and dry when the leaves wither, and watered only when the flowers or leaves begin to grow again, when a sunny position is required. [3]
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Drimia maritima is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. This species is known by several common names, including squill, sea squill, sea onion, and maritime squill. It may also be called red squill, particularly a form which produces red-tinged flowers instead of white. It is native to southern Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa.
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Scadoxus membranaceus is a flowering plant in the Amaryllidaceae family. It is a bulbous plant from South Africa. The smallest of the species of Scadoxus, it is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental plant where a minimum temperature of 5 °C (41 °F) can be maintained.
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Tetradenia riparia is a species of flowering plant native to southern Africa. It belongs in the mint and sage family Lamiaceae. It is occasionally referred to as misty plume bush and is commonly used as a decorative garden plant due to its flowers when in full bloom. Tetradenia means 'four glands' and riparia translates to 'growing on banks of rivers'. This species was first described by botanists Hochstetter and Codd in 1983. It is also known as ginger bush, incense bush, Ibozane and musk bush.