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Stenomesson chloranthum

Stenomesson chloranthum
Photo: Rosario, CC BY 4.0
Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Native range
Peru
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Stenomesson chloranthum is a species of flowering plant in the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. It is endemic to Peru. Alan Meerow and Henk van der Werff the botanists who first formally described the species, named it after its green (Latinized form of Greek χλωρός, khlōrós) flowers (Latinized form of Greek ἄνθος, ánthos).

Where it grows

Its low elevation habitat, 900 m (3,000 ft), is notable among Peruvian Stenomesson species.

Other Stenomesson plants

Stenomesson tubiflorum · Stenomesson leucanthum · Stenomesson

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stenomesson chloranthum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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