Urceolina urceolata

Urceolina urceolata is a perennial plant species in the family Amaryllidaceae.[1] The species is native to Peru.[2]

Urceolina urceolata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Urceolina
Species:
U. urceolata
Binomial name
Urceolina urceolata
(Ruiz & Pav.) Asch. & Graebn.
Synonyms
  • Crinum urceolatum
  • Urceolina aurea
  • Urceolina pendula

Plants can reach up to 20 or 30 centimeters in height.

The species was first described and named by Hipólito Ruiz López and José Antonio Pavon, but it was later revised and reclassified by Mary Letitia Green in 1930.[3]

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