Hymenocallis littoralis (Spider lily) - Sikkim Flora

  Hymenocallis  littoralis (Spider lily)

Place : 32 Number, East Sikkim
Date: July 27, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Plantae

Phylum:          Angiosperms

Class:              Liliopsida

Order:            Asparagales

Family:           Amaryllidaceae

Genus:            Hymenocallis  

Species:           H. littoralis

Binomial name: H. littoralis ( Jacq. ) Salisbury

Other Names:  Spider lily, Beach spider lily

Special feature: It is a perennial plant and bulbous family of Amaryllidaceae native to Mexico and Guatemala

It grows well in sandy, well drained and in warm, sunny places. You need abundant watering during the warm season and requires protection in extremely cold winters. It can survive being on the banks of canals and rivers, flowers in summer.

Hymenocallis: generic name comes from Greek and means "beautiful membrane", alluding to the staminal corona that characterizes the genre.

littoralis: epithet Latin meaning "the coast, near the sea".  (Source: Wikipedia)