Amaryllidaceae
Sprekelia

Sprekelia formosissima (L.) Herb.

First published in Appendix: 35 (1821)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Introduced into:

Marianas

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1993). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(1): 1-76. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1987). A Geographical Checklist of the Micronesian Monocotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 20: 19-129.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1993). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(1): 1-76. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1987). A Geographical Checklist of the Micronesian Monocotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 20: 19-129.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nevorclarke [5/49] K002464217 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002464212 Yes
Andrieux, G. [73] Mexico K002464201 Yes
Uigsen, W. [s.n.] Mexico K002464218 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [893] Mexico K002464208 Yes
Ibarra-Manriquez, G. [6930] Mexico K002464202 Yes
Hartman, C.V. [545] Mexico K002464210 Yes
Fukien, S. [s.n.] China K002464223 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [10243] Mexico K002464204 Yes
{Eug. Langlassé} [1037] Mexico K002464200 Yes
Barrows [s.n.] K002464216 Yes
s.coll. [7773] Colombia K002464213 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002464219 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002464220 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [239] Mexico K002464211 Yes
Chase, M.W. [577 K] K002464222 Yes
{Hartweg} [s.n.] Mexico K002464198 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002464215 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [11882] Mexico K002464205 Yes
{Hartweg} [218] Mexico K002464199 Yes
{Fellowes, W.H. (Mrs)} [2] Mexico K002464203 Yes
Balls, E.K.; Gourlay, W.B. [B4951] Mexico K001093827 Yes
{Neale (Capt.)} [s.n.] Mexico K002464224 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [11882] Mexico K002464206 Yes
Syneh [s.n.] K002464221 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [3930] Mexico K002464209 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [516] Mexico K002464207 Yes
Clarke, J. [s.n.] K002464214 Yes
Worsley, A. [s.n.] Sprekelia karwinskii K002464226 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sprekelia karwinskii K002464225 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images