Hymenocallis puntagordensis the smallcup spiderlily or Punta Gorda spiderlily, is a plant in the Amaryllidaceae.[2] It is a rare and little known endemic known only from the vicinity of Punta Gorda, in Charlotte County, Florida.[1] This is on the Gulf coast just north of Fort Myers.[3][4] The species is listed as "critically imperiled."[5]
| Hymenocallis puntagordensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Hymenocallis |
| Species: | H. puntagordensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hymenocallis puntagordensis Traub
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hymenocallis latifolia var. puntagordensis (Traub) D. B. Ward | |
Hymenocallis puntagordensis is a bulb-forming perennial found on roadsides and in disturbed pine woodlands. It is similar to H. latifolia, differing in having narrower, coriaceous leaves and a staminal corona with prominently lacerate margins.[3][6]
References edit
- ^ a b Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
- ^ The Plant List
- ^ a b Flora of North America vol 26, p 291.
- ^ Traub, Plant Life 18:71. 1962
- ^ Institute for Regional Conservation, Floristic Inventory of South Florida Database
- ^ Hymenocallis latifolia (Miller) M. Roemer, var. puntagordensis (Traub) D. B. Ward, Phytologia 94: 463. 2012.