Sprekelia

Sprekelia formosissima

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Amaryllidoideae
Tribus: Hippeastreae
Subtribus: Hippeastrinae
Genus: Sprekelia
Species: S. formosissima

Name

Sprekelia Heist., 1753
Note: If the proposal to conserve Zephyranthes (1821) over Sprekelia (1753) is accepted by the General Committee of Nomenclature, then this genus will become a synonym of Zephyranthes s.l. (García et al., 2019)

References

• Heister, L. 1753. Syst. 5 (1748) Desc. Brunsvig. 19. (1753)
  
• García, N., Meerow, A.W., Arroyo‐Leuenberger, S., Oliveira, R.S., Dutilh, J.H.A., Soltis, P.S. & Judd, W.S. 2019. Generic classification of Amaryllidaceae tribe Hippeastreae. Taxon 68(3): 481–498. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12062 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Sprekelia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug. 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Sprekelia. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 01 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Sprekelia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Aug. 2018.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Jakobslilie
English: Jacobean Lily
suomi: Jaakopinliljat
русский: Спрекелия

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