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Accession Data:

Eucharis candida Planchon & Linden

  • Common Name: cebolleta
  • Family: Amaryllidaceae J. St-Hil.

  • Country of Origin: Ecuador, occasional in north Peru & se Colombia
  • Habitat: understory of primary rainforest, particularly the Rio Napo valley

  • Description: Full description available on page 172 of Syst ematics of the Amazon Lilies, Eucharis and Caliphruria (Amaryllidaceae) (JSTOR archive - subscription required)
  • Uses: Used by the Jivaro indians of Peru for treating facial blemishes and acne. Indian women of the Pastaza valley in Ecuador reportedly collect the plants in flower for undisclosed reasons.
  • Culture: warm temps, no dormant period resent root disturbance prone to mealybug & two spotted mite.
  • USDA Zone: 10-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198500268
  • Source:
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 1315 - NEOA: East Bench SS
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-17-2023

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: monocots
  • Order: Asparagales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Amaryllidaceae
  • SubFamily: Amaryllidoideae
  • Tribe: Eucharideae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
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2007

References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Colombia / Ecuador / Peru

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 13 February 2015.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 13 February 2015.
  3. Systematics of the Amazon Lilies, Eucharis and Caliphruria (Amaryllidaceae), by Alan W. Meerow Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden © 1989 Missouri Botanical Garden Press (JSTOR archive - subscription required)
  4. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.

data regenerated on Sun, 19 Mar 2023 16:06:02 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Eucharis candida

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W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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