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Agapanthus praecox

Willd. (1809)

This name is accepted

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

lily of the nile

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Description

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Historical Distribution

Synonyms (29)

Agapanthus africanus var. maximus (Lindl.) T.Durand & Schinz (1893)
Agapanthus africanus var. minimus (Lindl.) Beauverd (1910)
Agapanthus comptonii F.M.Leight. (1965)
Agapanthus comptonii subsp. longitubis F.M.Leight. (1965)
Agapanthus giganteus Anon. (1880)
Agapanthus longispathus F.M.Leight. (1934)
Agapanthus multiflorus Willd. (1809)
Agapanthus orientalis F.M.Leight. (1939)
Agapanthus praecox subsp. minimus (Lindl.) F.M.Leight. (1965)
Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis (F.M.Leight.) F.M.Leight. (1965)
Agapanthus tuberosus L. ex Redouté (1803)
Agapanthus umbellatus albus Hovey (1882)
Agapanthus umbellatus flore-pleno Van Geert (1878)
Agapanthus umbellatus intermedius J.R.Duncan & V.C.Davies (1925)
Agapanthus umbellatus maximus (Lindl.) J.R.Duncan & V.C.Davies (1925)
Agapanthus umbellatus maximus-albus J.R.Duncan & V.C.Davies (1925)
Agapanthus umbellatus var. aureus G.Nicholson (1884)
Agapanthus umbellatus var. excelsus Ed.Otto (1883)
Agapanthus umbellatus var. giganteus (Anon.) L.H.Bailey (1914)
Agapanthus umbellatus var. maximus Lindl. (1843)
Agapanthus umbellatus var. minimus Lindl. (1823)
Agapanthus umbellatus var. multiflorus (Willd.) Baker (1897)
Agapanthus umbellatus var. pallidus L.H.Bailey (1914)
Agapanthus umbellatus var. praecox L.H.Bailey (1914)
Agapanthus umbellatus var. variegatus G.Sinclair (1834)
Agapanthus umbellatus variegatus (G.Sinclair) Hovey (1882)
Agapanthus variegatus Steud. (1840)
Tulbaghia africana f. praecox (Willd.) Kuntze (1898)
Tulbaghia praecox (Willd.) Kuntze (1891)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean
Wind

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Enum. Pl.: 353 (1809)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Agapanthus praecox Honolulu, 42 Coelho Wy in garden bed. Preserved_Specimen two leaves and fr. stalk (fls. blue) Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1952-06-11
2 Agapanthus praecox Waimea Arboretum Plants in partial shade. Preserved_Specimen Flowers lavendar. odorless (morning) Lau, J. 2675 Oahu BISH 1986-07-21
3 Agapanthus praecox South Kona district, at the Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical garden, Captain Cook ornamental. Discarded plants from a bed under renovation. Preserved_Specimen Bulbiferous; lvs straplike, white at the base, medium green above; flws cornflower blue. Staples, G.W. 620 Hawaii BISH 1990-05-19
4 Agapanthus praecox East Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua, between Kahauiki and Honolua Cultivated Preserved_Specimen flowers blue. Oppenheimer, H.L. 81901 Maui BISH 2019-08-04
5 Agapanthus praecox Hawaii National Park, Kilauea, Park Residence area Preserved_Specimen Fagerlund, G.O. 494 Hawaii BISH 1943-04-01
6 Agapanthus praecox South Kona district, at the Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical garden, Captain Cook ornamental. Discarded plants from a bed under renovation. Preserved_Specimen Bulbiferous; lvs straplike, white at the base, medium green above; flws cornflower blue. Staples, G.W. 620 Hawaii BISH 1990-05-19
7 Agapanthus praecox Kokee Preserved_Specimen Peak bloom in June, but some flowers all year. Several varieties, a blue like this, a giant white and miniatures. A lei plant. Plews, J.H.R. Kauai BISH 1987-04-10
8 Agapanthus praecox Kapalama Hts., Kamehameha Girls' School Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1932-06-06
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