Hymenocallis Salisb.

Geerinck, D. (1973) Amaryllidaceae Flore d' Afrique Centrale Jardin botanique national de Belgique

Description of the genus

For descriptions see World Flora Online

Worldwide: 67 species native in subtropical and tropical Americas; introduced and rarely naturalized elsewhere.

Zambia: 1 taxon.

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littoralis (Jacq.) Salisb.Description

Other sources of information about Hymenocallis:

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Flora of Angola: Hymenocallis
Flora of Angola: cultivated Hymenocallis
Flora of the DRC: Hymenocallis
Flora of the DRC: cultivated Hymenocallis
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Hymenocallis

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Hymenocallis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Hymenocallis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hymenocallis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Hymenocallis
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iNaturalist: Hymenocallis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hymenocallis
JSTOR Plant Science: Hymenocallis
Plants of the World Online: Hymenocallis
Tropicos: Hymenocallis
Wikipedia: Hymenocallis
Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-26

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2026). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Hymenocallis.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=2866, retrieved 14 November 2026

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