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Hymenocallis littoralis

(Jacq.) Salisb. (1812)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Amaryllidaceae Genus: Hymenocallis

beach spider lily

Description

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Synonyms (38)

Hymenocallis adnata Herb. (1837)
Hymenocallis adnata var. disticha (Sims) Herb. (1837)
Hymenocallis adnata var. driandrina Herb. (1837)
Hymenocallis adnata var. dryanderi (Ker Gawl.) Kunth (1850)
Hymenocallis adnata var. littoralis (Jacq.) Herb. (1837)
Hymenocallis adnata var. princeps Herb. (1837)
Hymenocallis adnata var. staplesiana Herb. (1837)
Hymenocallis americana (Mill.) M.Roem. (1847)
Hymenocallis americana f. disticha (Sims) Voss (1895)
Hymenocallis americana f. dryanderi (Ker Gawl.) Voss (1895)
Hymenocallis americana f. staplesiana (Herb.) Voss (1895)
Hymenocallis arenaria M.Roem. (1847)
Hymenocallis biflora K.Koch & C.D.Bouché (1866)
Hymenocallis disticha (Sims) Herb. (1821)
Hymenocallis dryanderi (Ker Gawl.) M.Roem. (1847)
Hymenocallis insignis Kunth (1850)
Hymenocallis littoralis var. disticha (Sims) Herb. ex Sims & Curtis (1826)
Hymenocallis littoralis var. dryanderi (Ker Gawl.) Herb. ex Sims (1826)
Hymenocallis littoralis var. longituba Herb. (1826)
Hymenocallis niederleinii Pax (1889)
Hymenocallis panamensis Lindl. (1841)
Hymenocallis pedalis Herb. (1821)
Hymenocallis peruviana M.Roem. (1847)
Hymenocallis senegambica Kunth & C.D.Bouché (1848)
Hymenocallis staplesiana (Herb.) M.Roem. (1847)
Hymenocallis staplesii Sweet (1830)
Hymenocallis tenuiflora Herb. (1821)
Pancratium americanum Mill. (1768)
Pancratium distichum Sims (1817)
Pancratium dryanderi Ker Gawl. (1817)
Pancratium littorale Jacq. (1763)
Pancratium littorale var. dryanderi (Ker Gawl.) Schult. & Schult.f. (1830)
Pancratium pedale (Herb.) Schult. & Schult.f. (1830)
Pancratium staplesii (Sweet) Steud. (1841)
Pancratium tenuiflorum (Herb.) Herb. ex Steud. (1841)
Troxistemon distichus (Sims) Raf. (1838)
Troxistemon dryanderi (Ker Gawl.) Raf. (1838)
Troxistemon littoralis (Jacq.) Raf. (1838)

Uses and Culture

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Potentially naturalizing

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Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Molokai Potentially naturalizing

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 338 (1812)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:689 (DESCR [as H. pedalis]); Oppenheimer & Pezzillo 2024:64 (Mo? [as H. pedalis, adventive, Papio Gulch]); Hammel et al. 2003:53 (Syn. H. pedalis = H. littoralis)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Hymenocallis littoralis Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum Shady, well-drained site. Preserved_Specimen Lvs 2' long, dull green, flat, emerging from a neck 5-7 above ground; flrs white. Orr, D. Oahu BISH 1991-06-14
2 Hymenocallis littoralis Waimea Arboretum In partial shade. Preserved_Specimen Herb growing in a dense clump; lvs reaching to 1 m high; flrs white, moderately fragrant (morning). Lau, J. 2316 Oahu BISH 1986-04-28
3 Hymenocallis littoralis Bishop Museum In partial shade at base of a tree. Preserved_Specimen Flrs white, slightly fragrant (noon). Lau, J. 1329 Oahu BISH 1985-08-20
4 Hymenocallis littoralis Bishop Museum, beside ARG building Large bed beneath Cordia trees. Preserved_Specimen Flrs open midday, odorless; lvs 8-12 per plant, erect, blade lorate, medium green, not markedly narrow at either end, apex bluntly acute; flrs white, corona funnelform, limb rotate & spreading, perianth segments adcending, arching over, then pendant; ovules 6 per locule. Staples, G.W. 498 Oahu BISH 1989-09-16
5 Hymenocallis littoralis 5875 Lokelani Road, Queen's Acres, Wailua Cultivated. Plants originaly brought from roadside (where naturalized?) in Lawai Valley below headquarters of the (then) Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden in 1986. Preserved_Specimen Summer flowering ornamental. In floom to 80 cm tall. Crown of bulb visible above ground. Leaves =/- equitant, 10 or more per bulb, to 3 cm broad at base, 5-6 cm broad Hume, E.P. 413 Kauai BISH 1989-09-01
6 Hymenocallis littoralis Honolulu, 3759 Round Top Dr. garden; with Psidium cattleianum, Persea americana, Epipremnum aureum; edge of ridgeline, wet forest Preserved_Specimen 1-1.5 m Ray, G. 31 Oahu BISH 1997-08-10
7 Hymenocallis littoralis Wailua; Queen's Acres, 5875 Lokelani Road Preserved_Specimen See label which contains 18 lines of descriptive text. Hume, L. 413 Kauai BISH 1989-09-01
8 Hymenocallis littoralis Bishop Museum, beside ARG building Large bed beneath Cordia trees. Preserved_Specimen Flrs open midday, odorless; lvs 8-12 per plant, erect, blade lorate, medium green, not markedly narrow at either end, apex bluntly acute; flrs white, corona funnelform, limb rotate & spreading, perianth segments adcending, arching over, then pendant; ovules 6 per locule. Staples, G.W. 498 Oahu BISH 1989-09-16
9 Hymenocallis littoralis East Molokai; north coast, Wailau Valley Rocky flat above beach near old habitation. Preserved_Specimen Flrs white, stamen green, pollen orange. Fosberg, F.R. 9668 Molokai BISH 1933-07-04
10 Hymenocallis littoralis Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum Shady, well-drained site. Preserved_Specimen Lvs 2' long, dull green, flat, emerging from a neck 5-7 above ground; flrs white. Orr, D. Oahu BISH 1991-06-14
11 Hymenocallis littoralis Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Leves and fl.stalk green and white striped; fl. withstaminal cup; ovary has 3 cells with 4 ovules near base of each cell. Tong, N. Oahu BISH 1947-03-03
12 Hymenocallis littoralis Wailua; Queen's Acres, 5875 Lokelani Road Preserved_Specimen See label which contains 18 lines of descriptive text. Hume, L. 413 Kauai BISH 1989-09-01
13 Hymenocallis littoralis Kalaupapa; peninsula, Kalawao Area A, old heiau Preserved_Specimen perenial herb arising from underground bulb, growing from remnant plantings Wysong, M.L. 777 Molokai BISH 2005-08-10
14 Hymenocallis littoralis Bishop Museum, beside hala tree, mauka side of Hawaiian Hall Preserved_Specimen Small clump of plants; lvs rising from neck of bulbs; blade slender, deep green, lorate, slightly tapering to acute apex, gradually tapering to base; flrs all spent, ovules 4 per locule. Staples, G.W. 499 Oahu BISH 1989-09-16
15 Hymenocallis littoralis Koloa Dist.; Lawai Valley, NTBG, Native Plant Section (Big Valley) Preserved_Specimen Bulbous perennial herb; infl. with 10 flrs, these w/light fragrance; corolla white, tube & filaments green; propagating conally by bulbs. Lorence, D.H. 6005 Kauai BISH 1988-05-16
16 Hymenocallis littoralis Shore of Kaneohe Bay, near Waikane Preserved_Specimen Harris, J.A. 242238 Oahu BISH 1924-09-07
17 Hymenocallis littoralis Foster Garden Preserved_Specimen Leaves striped green & white, 15± inches long. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1957-08-15
18 Hymenocallis littoralis Nuuanu Valley; 3039 Puiwa Lane residence Preserved_Specimen Flrs white. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1942-07-28
19 Hymenocallis littoralis Nuuanu Valley; Queen Emma home Preserved_Specimen Seed-bearing stalk. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1942-07-28
20 Hymenocallis littoralis Tripler Hospital nursery Preserved_Specimen Lvs white edged. Tong, N. Oahu BISH 1949-08-18
21 Hymenocallis littoralis Honolulu: Kalihi; Bishop Museum In partial shade at base of a tree. Preserved_Specimen Flrs white, slightly fragrant (noon). Lau, J. 1286 Oahu BISH 1985-08-02
22 Hymenocallis littoralis Hauula Trail 5-15% slope; clay soil. Preserved_Specimen High, herbaceous shrub; large lvs ca 3' tall, white flrs; single plants, not clumped. Hall, M.T. 3 Oahu BISH 1980-12-12
23 Hymenocallis littoralis Waimea Arboretum In partial shade. Preserved_Specimen Herb growing in a dense clump; lvs reaching to 1 m high; flrs white, moderately fragrant (morning). Lau, J. 2316 Oahu BISH 1986-04-28
24 Hymenocallis littoralis Honolulu: Kalihi; Bishop Museum In partial shade at base of a tree. Preserved_Specimen Flrs white, slightly fragrant (noon). Lau, J. 1286 Oahu BISH 1985-08-02
25 Hymenocallis littoralis N coast, E Molokai, Wailau Valley Rocky flat above beach near old habitation. Preserved_Specimen Flowers white, stamen green, pollen orange. Fosberg, F.R. 9668 Molokai BISH 1933-07-04
26 Hymenocallis littoralis Bishop Museum campus; beside the ARG building Beneath Cordia trees. Preserved_Specimen Flrs open at midday; odorless; lvs 8-12 per plant, erect, blade lorate, medium green, not markedly narrowed at either end, apex bluntly acute; flrs white, corona funnelform; limb rotate and spreading; perianth segments ascending, arching over. Staples, G.W. 498 Oahu BISH 1989-09-16
27 Hymenocallis littoralis S bank of Papio Gulch Apparently escaping & sparingly naturalized in pasture, lawns & waste areas generally in shaded areas. Preserved_Specimen Erect herbs, flowers white. Oppenheimer, H.L. 110722 Molokai BISH 2007-11-07
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