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Urceolina amazonica, formerly known as Eucharis amazonica, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Peru. It is cultivated as an ornamental in many countries and naturalized in Venezuela, Mexico, the West Indies, Ascension Island, Sri Lanka, Fiji, the Solomon Islands and the Society Islands. The English name Amazon lily is used for this species, but is also used for some other species of the genus Urceolina.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Urceolina
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Amazon lily
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