Ismene Late | |
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Ismene narcissiflora [2] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
Genus: |
Ismene Salisb. |
Synonyms [3] | |
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Ismene, or Peruvian daffodil, is a genus of South American plants in the Amaryllis family. [4] The species are native to Peru and Ecuador and widely cultivated elsewhere as ornamentals because of their large, showy flowers. [5] [6]
Ismene produces tender perennial bulbs bearing a strong resemblance to those of Hymenocallis, a genus into which Ismene had often been grouped in the past. However, its morphology differs from Hymenocallis in several significant ways: its vegetative parts, natural range, and chromosome number are all distinct.
Ismene can be difficult to grow in the United States. [7]
A list of Ismene species and their geographic distribution is given below. [3]
It is closely related to Leptochiton and Hymenocallis, from which it separated 26.14 million years ago. The separation of Leptochiton and Hymenocallis occurred 24.46 million years ago. [1]
Ismene Late | |
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Ismene narcissiflora [2] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
Genus: |
Ismene Salisb. |
Synonyms [3] | |
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Ismene, or Peruvian daffodil, is a genus of South American plants in the Amaryllis family. [4] The species are native to Peru and Ecuador and widely cultivated elsewhere as ornamentals because of their large, showy flowers. [5] [6]
Ismene produces tender perennial bulbs bearing a strong resemblance to those of Hymenocallis, a genus into which Ismene had often been grouped in the past. However, its morphology differs from Hymenocallis in several significant ways: its vegetative parts, natural range, and chromosome number are all distinct.
Ismene can be difficult to grow in the United States. [7]
A list of Ismene species and their geographic distribution is given below. [3]
It is closely related to Leptochiton and Hymenocallis, from which it separated 26.14 million years ago. The separation of Leptochiton and Hymenocallis occurred 24.46 million years ago. [1]