Showy Spider Lily
Hymenocallis speciosa
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Assam & more
How to identify Showy Spider Lily
Identify Showy Spider Lily by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Umbel.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Assam, Goa and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Amaryllidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Showy Spider Lily.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hymenocallis speciosa
- Genus
- Hymenocallis
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Assam, Goa, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“Leaves are lanceolate, up to 50 cm long and 10 cm across, narrowing to a petiole below.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Basal
Characters marked “recorded” are for Showy Spider Lily itself; the rest are typical of the Amaryllidaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Flower arrangement
- UmbelrecordedFlower stalks all radiate from a single point, like umbrella ribs.“One umbel can produce as many as 20 flowers.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Umbel
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Showy Spider Lily itself; the rest are typical of the Amaryllidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Showy Spider Lily
Showy Spider Lily (Hymenocallis speciosa) belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Assam and 4 other states.
Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllis Family
Showy Spider Lily belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family.
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