Hymenocallis duvalensis explained

Hymenocallis duvalensis (Dixie spiderlily) is a plant species in the genus Hymenocallis, family Amaryllidaceae. It is a bulb-forming herb with showy white flowers, native to floodplains and streambanks in Florida and Georgia.^{[1] [2]}

Taxonomy

The species was first named in 1967 by Hamilton Paul Traub.^[3] The name was invalid according to Article 8.1 of the then International Code of Botanical Nomenclature,^[4] since Traub listed two specimens as the holotype. The name was validated by Joseph E. Laferrière in 1996.^[5]

External links

• International Bulb Society
• Gardening in the Coastal Southeast, The Genus Hymenocallis, Family Amaryllidaceae
• Fezzgator Deviant Art, Hymenocallis duvalensis, Whitesands-Spiderlily

Notes and References

1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101675 Flora of North America vol 26, p 289
2. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Hymenocallis%20duvalensis.png Biota of North America Program, county distribution map
3. Traub, Plant Life. 23: 66. 1967.
4. http://www.iapt-taxon.org/nomen/main.php?page=art8 McNeill et al. (eds), International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Melbourne Code). Koeltz Scientific Books. 2012
5. Laferriere, Herbertia 51:17-18. 1996.