Proiphys cunninghamii (Lindl.) Mabb.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Proiphys

Characteristics

Bulb to 5 cm diam. Leaves ovate, acute or shortly acuminate, rounded to shallowly cordate at base, 10–25 cm long, 8–13 cm wide; margin flat; petiole 10–25 cm long. Umbel 5–12-flowered; peduncle 25–80 cm long; involucral bracts 2 or 3, 15–50 mm long; pedicels to 35 mm long. Perianth tube 8–12 mm long; lobes 15–18 mm long. Corona 15–20 mm long, the expanded filaments united for 12–16 mm; lobes recurved. Fruit 12–20 mm diam.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Grows in wetter eucalypt forest and rainforest margins, usually on clay-loams.
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Images

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Distribution

Proiphys cunninghamii world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:66646-1
WFO ID wfo-0000727151
COL ID 4MRGJ
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Synonyms

Pancratium cunninghamii Proiphys cunninghamii Eurycles cunninghamii Eurycles cunninghamii var. whittlei