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Proiphys amboinensis (L.) Herb.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Proiphys

Characteristics

Bulb to 8 cm diam. Leaves kidney-shaped or broadly ovate, emarginate to shortly acuminate, cordate at base, 20–30 cm long, 15–35 cm wide; margin undulate; petiole 15–60 cm long. Umbel 5–25-flowered; peduncle 15–90 cm long; involucral bracts 3 or 4, 3–10 cm long; pedicels to 45 mm long. Perianth tube 22–35 mm long; lobes 25–40 mm long. Corona 7–10 mm long, the expanded filaments united for 2–3 mm; lobes ± erect. Fruit 15–30 mm diam. [This description from Telford (1987) may require revision to exclude elements of Proiphys kimberleyensis and P. infundibularis (see Taxonomic Notes) -Editor, 10 June 2022.]
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Bulb to 8 cm diam. Leaves: petiole 15-60 cm long; limb subcircular to broadly ovate, hardly cordate at base, emarginate to shortly apiculate, 20-30 cm long and 15-35 cm wide, margin undulate. Umbel 5-25-flowered; peduncle 15-90 cm long; spathes 3 or 4, 3-10 cm long; pedicels to 4.5 cm long. Flowers with 22-35 mm long perigone-tube, lobes 25-40 mm long. False corona 7-10 mm long; free part of filaments 10-12 mm long. Fruits 15-30 mm diam.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.12 - 0.49
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Grows in rainforest, coastal and gallery forest, usually in sand and alluvium.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use medicinal poison social use
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antidote(Fish poison) (unspecified), Boil (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified), Tumor(Testicle) (unspecified), Giddiness (unspecified)
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Images

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Proiphys amboinensis unspecified picture

Distribution

Proiphys amboinensis world distribution map, present in Australia, Cook Islands, Indonesia, Kenya, Moldova (Republic of), Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Seychelles, Thailand, Timor-Leste, United States of America, and Vanuatu

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:66645-1
WFO ID wfo-0000727150
COL ID 4MRGH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 448557
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Synonyms

Pancratium australasicum Pancratium ovatifolium Amaryllis rotundifolia Eurycles nervosa Eurycles nuda Eurycles rotundifolia Eurycles sylvestris Cearia amboinensis Proiphys amboinensis Pancratium australe Pancratium amboinense Pancratium nervifolium Stemonix nervosus Cepa amboinensis Eurycles alata Eurycles amboinensis Eurycles australasica Eurycles australis Eurycles javanica Crinum nervosum l'hér. Crinum nervosum Eurycles coronata
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