| + | Sprekelia (J. H. von Sprekelsen, of Hamburg, who sent the plants to Linnaeus). Amaryllidaceae. Jacobaean Lily. Half-hardy bulbous plants, generally grown in the greenhouse, often known as amaryllis: lvs. appearing late, strap-shaped-linear: scape hollow, cylindrical, l-fld.: fl. large, showy; perianth gaping, tube none, upper segm. broadest, 2 lateral lanceolate, 3 lowest deflexed, rolled together inclosing the stamens and style; ovary turbinate, 6-angled, 3-celled: caps. globose-trigonous, 3-valved.—One species, Mex. For cult., see Amaryllis; also consult Hippeastrum, with which these plants are sometimes confused. |