Hymenocallis duvalensis (Dixie spiderlily)[2] is a plant species in the genus Hymenocallis, family Amaryllidaceae. It is a bulb-forming herb with showy white flowers, native to floodplains and streambanks in Florida and Georgia.[3][4]
| Hymenocallis duvalensis | |
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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. duvalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hymenocallis duvalensis | |
Taxonomy
editThe species was first named in 1967 by Hamilton Paul Traub.[5] The name was invalid according to Article 8.1 of the then International Code of Botanical Nomenclature,[6] since Traub listed two specimens as the holotype. The name was validated by Joseph E. Laferrière in 1996.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Hymenocallis duvalensis". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Hymenocallis duvalensis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ Flora of North America vol 26, p 289.
- ^ Biota of North America Program, county distribution map
- ^ Traub, Plant Life. 23: 66. 1967.
- ^ McNeill et al. (eds), International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Melbourne Code). Koeltz Scientific Books. 2012.
- ^ Laferriere, Herbertia 51:17-18. 1996.
