Hymenocallis latifolia explained

Hymenocallis latifolia (mangrove spider-lily or perfumed spider-lily) is a bulb-forming perennial that grows on beaches, sand dunes, mangrove swamps and other wetlands along the coasts of Florida, Mexico, and the West Indies (Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Cayman Islands, Bahamas, etc.).^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} It has showy white flowers and large green seeds up to 2.5 cm in diam. Common names include "mangrove spider-lily," "perfumed spider-lily," ^[5]

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33505490#page/444/mode/1up Roemer, Max Joseph., Familiarum Naturalium Regni Vegetabilis Synopses Monographicae 4: 168. 1847.
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/1200411 Tropicos, Hymenocallis latifolia (Mill.) M. Roem.
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=278840 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Hymenocallis%20latifolia.png Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
5. Flora of North America, v 26, p 292.