Hymenocallis caribaea

Caribbean spider-lily
Hymenocallis caribaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Hymenocallis
Species:
H. caribaea
Binomial name
Hymenocallis caribaea
(L.) Herb.
Synonyms
  • Pancratium caribaeum L.
  • Nemepiodon caribeum (L.) Raf.
  • Pancratium angustum Ker Gawl.
  • Hymenocallis angusta (Ker-Gawl.) Herb.
  • Hymenocallis cinerascens M.Roem.
  • Pancratium declinatum Jacq.
  • Hymenocallis declinata (Jacq.) M. Roem.
  • Hymenocallis obtusata (Griseb.) Walp.
  • Pancratium obtusatum Griseb.
  • Pancratium patens Lindl. ex Delile
  • Hymenocallis patens (Lindl. ex Delile) Herb.
  • Hymenocallis caribaea var. patens (Delile) Herb.
  • Pancratium amoenum Salisb.
  • Pancratium excisum L.f. ex Kunth
  • Pancratium recurvum Stokes
  • Troxistemon fragrans Raf.

Hymenocallis caribaea is a plant in the Amaryllidaceae with the common names "Caribbean spider-lily" or "variegated spider-lily." It is native to the islands of the Caribbean and to northern South America. It is regarded as native to Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Cuba, the Virgin Islands, and the Windward and Leeward Islands, and the Venezuelan Antilles. It is also commonly cultivated as an ornamental in many other tropical and subtropical regions and reportedly naturalized in Sri Lanka, New South Wales, Bermuda, French Guinea, Suriname, and Guyana.

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