Urceolina dodsonii

Urceolina dodsonii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Urceolina
Species:
U. dodsonii
Binomial name
Urceolina dodsonii
(Meerow & Dehgan) Meerow
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Eucrosia dodsonii Meerow & Dehgan

Urceolina dodsonii,[3] formerly known as Eucrosia dodsonii, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae.[2][4] It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

It grows from bulbs 2.5โ€“5 cm in diameter. The stalked (petiolate) leaves have blades (laminae) 20 cm long by 12 cm wide. The zygomorphic flowers are yellow, produced in an umbel on a 60 cm tall stem (scape); the stamens have prominent long filaments. Unlike most species in the genus, E. dodsonii does not have nectaries.[5]

In cultivation, plants should be kept warm and dry when the leaves wither, and watered only when the flowers or leaves begin to grow again, when a sunny position is required for about half the day.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Oleas, N.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Eucrosia dodsonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003 e.T42806A10753962. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T42806A10753962.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Urceolina dodsonii (Meerow & Dehgan) Meerow". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Meerow, Alan W.; Gardner, Elliot M.; Nakamura, Kyoko (2020). "Phylogenomics of the Andean tetraploid clade of the American Amaryllidaceae (subfamily Amaryllidoideae): Unlocking a polyploid generic radiation abetted by continental geodynamics". Frontiers in Plant Science. 11 582422. Bibcode:2020FrPS...1182422M. doi:10.3389/fpls.2020.582422. ISSN 1664-462X. PMC 7674842. PMID 33250911.
  4. โ†‘ "Urceolina dodsonii (Meerow & Dehgan) Meerow". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
  5. 1 2 Grossi, Alberto (2010), "Eucrosia in cultivation", The Plantsman, New Series, 9 (4): 239โ€“244