Genus: Hymenocallis
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Asparagales
> Family: Amaryllidaceae
Sixty-three species, native to tropical and subtropical South
America, with four species cultivated in southern Africa.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Hymenocallis acutifolia
Native to Mexico. |
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Hymenocallis littoralis
Native from Mexico to northern South America. |
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Hymenocallis
narcissiflora (Basket flower)
Native to Peru and Bolivia. |
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Hymenocallis ovata
Native to the West Indies? |
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