Hymenocallis puntagordensis

Traub

Pl. Life 18: 71. 1962.

Common names: Small cup spider-lily
EndemicConservation concern
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 291. Mentioned on page 284.

Bulb nonrhizomatous, narrowly ovoid, 5–8 × 2–4.5 cm; basal plate 1–2 cm; neck (5–) 8–12 cm; tunic dark-brown. Leaves evergreen, 5–8, suberect, 3.5–7.5 dm × 1.5–3 cm, highly coriaceous; blade shiny green, narrowly liguliform, channeled proximally, apex acute. Scape 5–6 dm, distinctly 2-edged, glaucous; scape bracts 2, enclosing buds, 4–6 × ca. 1.5 cm; subtending floral bracts 3–5 cm × 5–10 mm. Flowers 3–5, opening sequentially, fragrant; perianth-tube green, (6–) 7.5–12 cm; tepals ascending, green on keel, (7–) 9.5–11.5 cm × 4–6 mm; corona white with small, yellowish green eye, funnelform, 2–2.8 × 2–3 cm, margins between free portions of filaments with 1 or 2 prominent lacerate projections; free portions of filaments inserted on flat base, slightly curved, green in distal 1/2, fading to white proximally, (2.5–) 3.5–4.5 cm; anthers 1.3–2 cm, pollen yellow; ovary pyriform, 1.5–2.4 cm × ca. 10 mm, ovules 5–9 per locule; style green in distal 1/2, fading to white proximally, 13–22 cm. Capsules unknown. Seeds unknown. 2n = 46.


Phenology: Flowering late summer.
Habitat: Roadsides and margins of disturbed pine flatwoods
Elevation: 0 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Hymenocallis puntagordensis is one of the most poorly known spider-lilies (G. L. Smith et al. 1994; G. L. Smith and M. A. Garland 1996). Apparently it occurs only in the vicinity of Punta Gorda. It was known only from the type collection until collections were made in 1993 (G. L. Smith & M. A. Garland 1625) and 1995 (G. L. Smith & M. A. Garland 1664–1668).

This species has been designated in the horticultural trade as narrow-leaved Hymenocallis latifolia, but it is easily distinguished from H. latifolia by its highly coriaceous, suberect, narrowly liguliform leaves and its small staminal corona with prominently lacerate margin.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"broad" is not a number."dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property."dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property."thicker" is not a number.

cordate +  and linear +
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Gerald L. Smith +  and Walter S. Flory† +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
dilated +
lacerate +  and dentate +
reticulate-veined +  and parallel-veined +
channeled +  and liguliform +
sheathing +  and involucrate +
subtending +
lanceolate;lanceolate;ovate;lanceolate;ovate;triangular +
5cm +  and 8cm +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
Small cup spider-lily +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br />) +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
yellowish green +
small +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
fading +  and white +
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
fragrant +
diverging +  and erect +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
starlike +
indehiscent +, septicidal +  and loculicidal +
subglobose +  and elongate +
Roadsides and margins of disturbed pine flatwoods +
bracteate +  and umbellate +
paired +, paniculate +  and racemose +
petiolate +  and sessile +
evergreen +
coriaceous +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
pyriform +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (7.5 cm75 mm <br />0.075 m <br />) +
7.5 cm75 mm <br />0.075 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
zygomorphic +  and actinomorphic +
Flowering late summer. +
erect +  and incurved +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (?) +
wind-distributed +
1 +  and many +
Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
staminodial +
3 +, 4 +  and 6 +
1 +  and several +
fading +  and white +
3 +  and 1 +
filiform +
13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br /> (22 cm220 mm <br />0.22 m <br />) +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Hymenocallis puntagordensis +
Hymenocallis +
species +
7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br /> (9.5 cm95 mm <br />0.095 m <br />) +
connate +  and distinct +
9.5cm;11.5cm +
4mm;6mm +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
narrower +
3 +  and 2 +