AmaryllidaceaeSubfamily
Tribe Amaryllideae
Subfamily
Tribe Cyrtantheae
Subfamily
Tribe Eucharidae
Subfamily
Tribe Eustephieae
Subfamily
Tribe Galantheae
Subfamily
Tribe Haemantheae
Subfamily
Tribe Hippeastreae
Subfamily
Tribe Hymenocallideae
Subfamily
Tribe Lycoridae
Subfamily
Tribe Narcisseae
Subfamily
Tribe Zephyrantheae
W/C = Wild Collected |
Eucharis candida Planchon & Linden
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- Common Name: cebolleta
- Family: Amaryllidaceae J. St-Hil.
- Country of Origin: Ecuador, occasional in north Peru & se Colombia
- Habitat: understory of primary rainforest, particularly the Rio Napo valley
- Uses: Used by the Jivaro indians of Peru for treating facial blemishes and acne. Indian women of the Pastaza valley in Ecuador reportedly collect the plants in flower for undisclosed reasons.
- Culture: warm temps, no dormant period resent root disturbance prone to mealybug & two spotted mite.
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 Accession Data:- Accession # 198500268
- Source:
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 1313 - NEO:Tumbes/Choco A
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 01-14-2009
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Amaryllidaceae
- SubFamily:
- Tribe: Eucharidae
- SubTribe:
References:Syst ematics of the Amazon Lilies, Eucharis and Caliphruria (Amaryllidaceae), by Alan W. Meerow Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden © 1989 Missouri Botanical Garden Press (JSTOR archive - subscription required)
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