Eucrosia stricklandii

It grows from bulbs around 4cm in diameter. The stalked leaves have blades 20cm long by 11cm wide. The zygomorphic flowers are produced in an umbel on a 40cm tall stem and are red in var. stricklandii, pink in var. montana. The stamens have prominent long filaments.

Eucrosia stricklandii is a species of plant in the Amaryllidaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss. Source - * Oleas, N. & Pitman, N. 2003. Eucrosia stricklandii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 August 2007. More

Eucrosia stricklandii (=Stenomesson stricklandii) Eucrosia stricklandii var. More