Sprekelia formosissima (L.) Herb.

Jacobean lily (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Sprekelia

Characteristics

Perigone usually dark red, 9-12 cm long. Poisonous.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

A tropical plant.
Light 6-8
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible roots tubers
Therapeutic use Tumor (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

Sprekelia formosissima unspecified picture

Distribution

Sprekelia formosissima world distribution map, present in Guatemala and Mexico

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:66815-1
WFO ID wfo-0000737848
COL ID 4ZDQV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Sprekelia karwinskii Sprekelia formosissima Amaryllis karwinskii Sprekelia ringens Sprekelia stenopetala Sprekelia glauca Sprekelia heisteri Sprekelia clintiae Amaryllis formosa Amaryllis formosissima Narcissus jacobaea