Hymenocallis eucharidifolia

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From Baker's HANDBOOK OF AMARYLLIDEAE, p 122:

4. H. EUCHARIDIFOLIA Baker in Gard. Chron. 1884, i. 700.--
Bulb ovoid, 2-3 in. diam. Leaves 4, oblong, acute, shortly petioled, a foot long, 3-4 in. broad at the middle; midrib distinct; veins lax. Peduncle green, acutely angled, under a foot long. Flowers 4-5 in an umbel, subsessile; outer spathe-valves small, lanceolate. Perianth-tube slender, 4-4 1/2 in. long; segments linear, 3-3 1/2 in. long. Staminal cup narrowly funnel-shaped, 1 1/4 in. long, with 1-2 minute cups between the free tips of the filaments, which are not longer than the cup; anthers linear, 1/2 in. long. Style overtopping the anthers.

Hab. Tropical America. Described from a plant that flowered at Kew, May, 1881. Exact country not known.