Hymenocallis

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Visual keys available at Pacific Bulb Society

there is only one identified species

Pl. go through Hymenocallis page (Amaryllidaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia (done by Bhagyashri ji).

If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know.

If anybody can send images of other species of this genera (for incorporation in the website), it will be really nice. Also, if anybody is interested to take up the activity of inserting images on efloraofindia pages from efloraofindia posts, pl. let us know.

From Floral Database of Tamilnadu :

BinomialHabitNotesReferencesDistributionCommon nameEnglish name

Hymenocallis littoralis (Jacq.) Salisb.HerbWestern Ghats, Cultivated, Native of Tropical AmericaMatthew, 1999Dindigul Spider Lily


Species with description & pictures in Flowers of India as on 17.4.18:


Botanical nameFamilyCommon name
Hymenocallis littoralis Amaryllidaceae Spider Lily


Gardening in India By George Marshall Woodrow, G Marshall (1999):
Hymenocallis × macrostephana Baker  (H. narcissiflora × H. speciosa)

Floriculture in India By Gurcharan Singh Randhawa, Amitabha Mukhopadhyay (1986):


Hymenocallis amancaes (Ruiz & Pav.) G.Nicholson is a synonym of Ismene amancaes (Ruiz & Pav.) Herb.
Hymenocallis calathina (Herb.) G.Nicholson is a synonym of Ismene narcissiflora (Jacq.) M.Roem.

Pl. go through ‎Hymenocallis ‎(‎Amaryllidaceae) page with images of species in efloraofindia.

If you find any incorrect identification, pl. let us know. If anybody can send images of other species of this genera (for incorporation in the website), if any, or can identify unidentified images, it will be really nice.