Amaryllidaceae
Caribbean spiderlily
Hymenocallis caribaea
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Hymenocallis
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 金边水鬼蕉
- English
- Caribbean spiderlily
- Swedish
- Karibisk spindellilja
Synonyms
- Hymenocallis angusta (Ker Gawl.) Herb.
- Hymenocallis caribaea f. angustifolia (Herb.) Voss
- Hymenocallis caribaea var. cinerascens Herb.
- Hymenocallis caribaea var. patens (DC. ex Red) Herb.
- Hymenocallis cinerascens M.Roem.
- Hymenocallis declinata M.Roem.
- Hymenocallis formosa M.Roem.
- Hymenocallis obtusata Griseb. ex Walp.
- Hymenocallis obtusata (Griseb.) Pulle
- Hymenocallis patens (Redouté) Herb.
- Hymenocallis sessilis Salisb.
- Hymenocallis sloanei M.Roem.
- Hymenocallis speciosa var. fragrans (Redouté) Herb.
- Nemepiodon caribeus Raf.
- Pancratium amoenum Salisb.
- Pancratium angustum Ker Gawl.
- Pancratium caribaeum L.
- Pancratium declinatum Jacq.
- Pancratium excisum L.f. ex Kunth
- Pancratium fragrans Willd.
- Pancratium obtusatum Griseb.
- Pancratium patens Redouté
- Pancratium recurvum Stokes
- Troxistemon fragrans Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Wayne Boucher, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel VILLAFRUELA, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.