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Amaryllidaceae

Subfamily
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
Lycoris africana (Lam.)M.J.Roem

  • Query IPNI
  • Common Name: Golden Hurricane Lily
  • Family: Amaryllidaceae J. St-Hil.

  • Country of Origin: China, Taiwan, Burma
  • Habitat:

  • Description: [syn. Lycoris aurea (L'Her) Herb.; Amaryllis aurea L'Her.]

    Once thought to come from Africa, hence the name.

  • Culture: Grow Lycoris as pot plants using a slightly acidic potting mix with a liberal amount of slow-release fertilizer. Like Nerine and many other amaryllids with fleshy roots, they need to be kept completely dry and undisturbed from the time the leaves die back until the flower stems appear. But unlike Nerine, they do not appreciate high soil temperatures.
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198501059
  • Source: Sheepers
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 2109 - MED:Fynbos B
  • Qty: 1 confirmed on 08-30-2009
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: monocots
  • Order: Asparagales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Amaryllidaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe: Lycoridae
  • SubTribe:
References:

Lycoris species in cultivation

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