Calliphruria
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Calliphruria (Greek, beautiful prison; referring to the spathe inclosing the flowers). Written also Caliphuria. Amaryllidaceae. Tender bulbs. Distinguished from Eucharis by the stamens, the filaments being petaloid, with 3 large linear teeth on top, the middle one bearing the anther. The fls. appear with the Ivs.; perianth funnel-shaped, spreading upward; stamens inserted at the throat of the tube: caps, tardily splitting.—Three species from Colombia. Calliphrurias are warmhouse plants and should be grown in a rich soil of loam, peat or leaf-mold and sand. Propagated by offsets.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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