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Eucharis amazonica

Riri Paieti

Eucharist Lily

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Eucharist Lily, Amazon Lily, Madonna Lily, Joseph Lily

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Riri Paieti (RR AT MK MT)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Ecuador

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Not naturalised; Land, lowlands, gardens

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Ornamental flowers

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
++
-
+
+
+
-
-

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
-
-
-
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Eucharis amazonica Linden ex Planchon
SYNONYMS: Eucharis grandiflora [mis-ID]

TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); LILIOPSIDA (=Monocotyledones); LILIIDAE; Liliales; LILIACEAE. COMMENT: Often placed in AMARYLLIDACEAE.

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
p.221 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.67 Tropica
p.1/158 A.C.Smith - Flora Vitiensis Nova
p.30 R Wilder - Flora of Rarotonga

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zupM03b

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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