Amazon Lily

Amazon Lily

Taxobox | name = Amazon Lily


image_caption =
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Amaryllidaceae
genus = "Eucharis"
species = "E. grandiflora"
binomial = "Eucharis grandiflora"
binomial_authority = L.

Amazon Lily is a plant that belongs to the family Amaryllidaceae. Native to Central and South America, Amazon Lily resembles a bulb in shape. The plant has shiny and deep green leaves. It produces a bunch of white flowers. An attractive feature of these flowers is their sweet smell. Something that makes it attractive for human beings is the fact that it can be grown indoors.

External links

* [http://hort.ufl.edu/shrubs/EUCAMAA.PDF Plant fact sheet for Amazon Lily]
* [http://www.theflowerexpert.com/content/aboutflowers/tropicalflowers/amazon-lily Description of Amazon Lily]
* [http://www.fotoplantas.110mb.com/liriodoamazonas.html Amazon Lily photos] (in Portuguese)


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