Lauw, Ismene: leaf sheaths forming a prolonged pseudostem, flowers declinate to pendulous, staminal cup usually striped green within along the filamental trace, ovules 2-4 per locule; endemic to Central Andes of Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Hymenocallis: leaves never forming a prolonged pseudostem, flowers sub-erect to erect, staminal cup never striped green within, ovules 2-10 per locule, mostly absent from South America (natively in northern S. Amer only and never in the Andes). Alan ----------------------------- Alan W. Meerow, Ph.D., Research Geneticist and Systematist USDA-ARS-SHRS, National Germplasm Repository 13601 Old Cutler Road, Miami, FL 33158 USA voice: (305) 254-3635 fax: (305) 969-6410 email: miaam@ars-grin.gov ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lauw de Jager" <dejager@bulbargence.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 6:21 AM Subject: Re: [pbs] Hymenocallis--TOW > Dear Lee, > I probably missed out somewhere. Can you tell me please the difference > between Ismene and Hymenocallis. > > Regards Lauw > > le 23/04/04 2:15, Lee Poulsen à wlp@Radar-Sci.Jpl.Nasa.Gov a écrit : > > > Plus, I grow > > the two hybrids that are always sold by the regular nurseries, which > > might be Ismenes rather than Hymenocallis (x festalis and Sulphur Queen). > > Lauw de Jager > Bulb'Argence > Mas d'Argence > 30300 Fourques France > tel 31(0)466 016 519 fax 0466 011 245 > http://www.bulbargence.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >