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The first reported field data on the morphology and ecology and confirmatory cytological data are presented forHymenocallis henryae. Its taxonomic status and possible relationship toH. palmeri are discussed.
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Smith, G.L., Flory, W.S. Studies on Hymenocallis henryae (Amaryllidaceae). Brittonia 42, 212–220 (1990). https://doi.org/10.2307/2807218
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