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Eucharis amazonica

Eucharis amazonica
Eucharis amazonica - Berlin Botanical Garden - IMG 8702.JPG
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Eucharis
Species: E. amazonica
Binomial name
Eucharis amazonica
Linden ex Planch.

Eucharis amazonica is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Peru. It is cultivated as an ornamental in many countries and naturalized in Venezuela, Mexico, the West Indies, Ascension Island, Sri Lanka, Fiji, the Solomon Islands and the Society Islands. The English name Amazon lily is used for this species, but is also used for the genus Eucharis as a whole (and for other genera).

A bulbous perennial, Eucharis amazonica has long dark leaves and fragrant white flowers.

In cultivation it is often confused with the hybrid Eucharis × grandiflora.


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