Hymenocallis caribaea

• Botanical Name : Hymenocallis caribaea (L.) Herb.
• Synonyms : Pancratium caribaeum L.
• Common Name : Pancratium, Garden Lily, Sea-Daffodil
• Plant Family : Amaryllidaceae
• Plant Form : Herb
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 6
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park

About Hymenocallis caribaea Plant :

• Habit : A small herb with tunicated bulb.
• Leaves : Flat, linear-lanceolate, acute.
• Flowers :
  • Flowers on long scapes in umbel, bract spathe-like, pedicels very short.
  • Perianth-tube long tubes 6, linear, pure white.
  • Stamens 6, filaments long, bases unite into membranous corona, anthers large, versatile.  
  • Ovary angled, 3-celled, style long, stigma capitate, ovules many in 2-series.
• Fruit : Capsule sub-globose.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : July-September
• Significance : Cultivated in all gardens.