Two Hymneocallis? from Mexico

J.E. Shields jshields@indy.net
Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:55:09 PDT
Dale,

I agree with Alani.  The Hymenocallis could be any of a dozen species; I'd 
have to see the plant -- leaves, bulb, and flower -- to try to identify it.

Jim Shields

At 12:35 PM 8/8/2011 -0400, you wrote:
>Dale -
>
>The first one photos are of a Crinum spp. Taxonomically this is Crinum
>americanum these days though other names have been used for these
>populations in the past. I am not confident of my ability to identify for
>sure the Mexican Hymenocallis species though the one in your photos reminds
>me Hymenocallis graminifolia
>
>Alani Davis

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