Amaryllidaceae: Pancratium zeylanicum - Pancratium

Pancratium (Pancratium zeylanicum) flower in Pasar Rebo, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Taxonomy – Scientific Classification System: APG III

Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 - lifeforms with nucletic cells

Kingdom - Regnum: Plantae Haeckel, 1866 – plants

Clade - Cladus: Angiosperms Lindley [P.D. Cantino & M.J. Donoghue] - flowering plants, also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta

Clade - Cladus: Monocots – plants that have one cotyledon (seed-leaf), also known as Monocotyledons

Order - Ordo: Asparagales Bromhead, 1838 

Family - Familia: Amaryllidaceae Jaume St.-Hilaire, 1805 – Amaryllis Family

Subfamily - Subfamilia: Amaryllidoideae

Genus: Pancratium Linnaeus, 1753 – Pancratium

Species: Pancratium zeylanicum Linnaeus (1753)

Synonyms: Pancratium tiariflorum Salisb. – Pancratium uniflorum Stokes

Common Names in English: Pancratium

Pancratium zeylanicum is a bulbous perennial herb. It does not have a rest period unless water is withheld. It propagates by producing offsets and seed.


Photos were taken using a Camera phone Sony Ericsson K800i. 

References:

• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancratium_zeylanicum
• species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Pancratium_zeylanicum
• www.biolib.cz/en/taxonposition/id99892/
• zipcodezoo.com/Plants/P/Pancratium_zeylanicum/

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