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Amaryllidaceae

Proiphys amboinensis (L.) Herb.

Family
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Proiphys

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Proiphys amboinensis: I took this photo myself. John E. Hill 04:38, 18 February 2007
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Common names

By language (7)
Bangla
কার্ডওয়েল লিলি
Chinese
假玉簪
Indonesian
Daun sepenuh
Malay
Sepenuh
pam
Katunggal
Thai
ว่านนางคุ้ม
Tongan
Lile pilisipeni

Synonyms

  • Amaryllis rotundifolia Lam.
  • Cearia amboinensis (L.) Dumort.
  • Cepa amboinensis (L.) Kuntze
  • Crinum nervosum L'Hér.
  • Crinum nervosum Roxb.
  • Eurycles alata Sweet
  • Eurycles amboinensis (L.) Lindl.
  • Eurycles australasica (Ker Gawl.) G.Don
  • Eurycles australis Schult.f.
  • Eurycles coronata Sweet
  • Eurycles javanica M.Roem.
  • Eurycles nervosa G.Don ex Loudon
  • Eurycles nuda Sweet
  • Eurycles rotundifolia M.Roem.
  • Eurycles sylvestris Salisb. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Pancratium amboinense L.
  • Pancratium australasicum Ker Gawl.
  • Pancratium australe Spreng.
  • Pancratium nervifolium Salisb.
  • Pancratium ovatifolium Stokes
  • Stemonix nervosus (L'Hér.) Raf.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Pacific Basin: introduced

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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.