| Author: |
Barthélemy C.J. Dumortier, 1822 | |
Family: |
AMARYLLIDACEAE |
| Origin: |
Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea,
Queensland + Western Australia, Thailand |
| Soil: |
Mix - Rich |
| Water: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Sun: |
Minimum - Medium |
| Thickness: |
5-10 Centimetres |
| Height: |
25-50 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbs |
| Names: |
Brisbane Lily, Cardwell Lily, Northern
Christmas Lily Seashore Eurycles |
|
Synonyms: |
Pancratium amboinense, Linne, 1753.
Proiphys amboinensis, W. Herbert 1821.
Eurycles amboinensis, Lindl. 1821.
Eurycles coronata, Salisb.1821.
Eurycles nuda, Sweet 1821.
Eurycles sylvestris Salisb.1821.
Cearia amboinensis, Dumortier 1822.
Crinum nervosum Will. 1824.
Eurycles nervosa, Don 1830.
Amaryllis rotundifolia, Lam.
Cepa amboinensis, Kuntze.
Eurycles alata, Sweet.
Eurycles australasica, G.Don ex Lindl.
Eurycles australis, Schult. & Schult.f.
Eurycles javanica, M.Roem.
Eurycles rotundifolia, M.Roem.
Eurycles sylvestris, Salisb. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
Pancratium australasicum, Ker Gawl.
Pancratium australe, Spreng.
Pancratium nervifolium, Salisb.
Pancratium ovatifolium, Stokes
Stemonix nervosus, Raf. |
This member of the
Amaryllidaceae family
was given this name by Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier in 1822. It is found in
Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Queensland + Western Australia and
Thailand, and have been cultivated widely. It is growing in a drained but
rich soil with quite some water and little sun. The bulb can grow to
five or even ten centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to 25 or even 50 centimetres in height. The flowers are white.
The genera name
from Latin cēnāre; 'eatable'. The species name from the
Indonesian island Ambon (former Ambiona). |
