Hymenocallis littoralis (Jacq.) Salisb. belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Hymenocallis littoralis----Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 320.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Hymenocallis
Specific Epithet
littoralis
Authorship
(Jacq.) Salisb.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#294,924 of 335,497
Top 88%
Extinction probability
9%
Location
Ghana, Eastern, Akuapim (Aburi, Aburi Botanic Gardens)
5.851200, -0.172960
Location Remarks
Aburi village, 30 km north of Accra
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Nicaragua, Atlantico Sur
12.180972, -83.036000
Location Remarks
Corn Island, west shore, low beach dunes near Hotel El Paraiso
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Common at brackish swamp margins, leaves and inflorescence erect, bracts green, perianth bright white, filaments and style bright green, fruits green, spongy
