Eucharis candida

Common name: cebolleta

Family: Amaryllidaceae

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Country of Origin: Ecuador, occasional in north Peru & se Colombia

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.

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USDA Zone: 10-11

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Culture:

warm temps, no dormant period resent root disturbance prone to mealybug & two spotted mite.

Classification:

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

References:

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.

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