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Eucrosia aurantiaca

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Eucrosia aurantiaca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Eucrosia
Species:
E. aurantiaca
Binomial name
Eucrosia aurantiaca
Synonyms[2]
  • Callipsyche aurantiaca Baker
  • Eucrosia morleyana Rose

Eucrosia aurantiaca is a species of plant which is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

It grows from bulbs 10 cm long and 7–8 cm in diameter. There are usually two stalked (petiolate) leaves, blue-green in colour, with a blade (lamina) which is 40 cm long and 20–25 cm wide. The leaves do not appear until after flowering. The flowers are umbellate, on a stalk (scape) up to 1m in length, yellow, with stamens with prominent long filaments.[3]

In cultivation, plants should be kept warm and dry when the leaves wither, and watered only when the flowers or leaves begin to grow again, when a sunny position is required.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Oleas, N.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Eucrosia aurantiaca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T42805A10753850. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T42805A10753850.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Eucrosia aurantiaca (Baker) Pax". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  3. ^ a b Grossi, Alberto (2010), "Eucrosia in cultivation", The Plantsman, New Series, 9 (4): 239–244, p. 241
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