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|image = Worsleya rayneri1CURTIS.jpg |
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|image_caption = ''Worsleya'' illustration |
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|regnum = [[Plantae]] |
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|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]] |
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|unranked_classis = [[Monocots]] |
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|ordo = [[Asparagales]] |
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|familia = [[Amaryllidaceae]] |
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|tribus = [[Griffineae]] |
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|genus = '''''Worsleya''''' |
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|species = '''''W. procera''''' |
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|binomial = ''Worsleya procera'' |
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*'''''A. rayneri''''' Hook.f.; W. rayneri (Hook.f.) Traub & Moldenke, nom. illegit.) |
*'''''A. rayneri''''' Hook.f.; W. rayneri (Hook.f.) Traub & Moldenke, nom. illegit.) |
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|binomial_authority = ([[Charles Antoine Lemaire|Lem.]]) [[Hamilton Paul Traub|Traub]] |
|binomial_authority = ([[Charles Antoine Lemaire|Lem.]]) [[Hamilton Paul Traub|Traub]] |
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[[File:Worsleya1.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The blue flowers]] |
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The genus '''''Worsleya''''' contains only one species, '''''Worsleya procera''''', previously known as '''''Worsleya rayneri'''''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/pbs/2004-September/019500.html |title=pbs New wiki photos Worsleya bloom |author=Mabberley, David |date=May 3, 2002 |accessdate=6 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | last = Mabberley | first = David | authorlink = David Mabberley | title = The plant-book. A portable dictionary of the higher plants. | publisher = Cambridge University Press | date = 1987 }}</ref> It is one of the largest (around 1.5 meters high) and rarest members of the |
The genus '''''Worsleya''''' contains only one species, '''''Worsleya procera''''', previously known as '''''Worsleya rayneri'''''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/pbs/2004-September/019500.html |title=pbs New wiki photos Worsleya bloom |author=Mabberley, David |date=May 3, 2002 |accessdate=6 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | last = Mabberley | first = David | authorlink = David Mabberley | title = The plant-book. A portable dictionary of the higher plants. | publisher = Cambridge University Press | date = 1987 }}</ref> It is one of the largest (around 1.5 meters high) and rarest members of the subfamily [[Amaryllidoideae]] (family [[Amaryllidaceae]]). ''Worsleya'' is a tropical plant. This species is also known as the '''empress of Brazil''' because of its origin in [[South America]]. It grows in very extreme and moist environments, and is commonly found near waterfalls in rich soil situated on granite rocks (which is why it is sometimes considered to be a [[lithophyte]]) and sunny places. However, it is very difficult to cultivate. It has plenty of needs, though it can exhibit great hardiness. It also has many ornamental traits. |
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The plant has a large [[bulb]] that produces a high stem with green recurved leaves. ''Worsleya'' produces spectacular and beautiful blooms. They are large, lilac to blue colored, with small freckles on them. The seeds are black and semicircular, and are usually sown in [[pumice]] or sometimes [[Sphagnum]], although with Sphagnum the threat of decay is higher. |
The plant has a large [[bulb]] that produces a high stem with green recurved leaves. ''Worsleya'' produces spectacular and beautiful blooms. They are large, lilac to blue colored, with small freckles on them. The seeds are black and semicircular, and are usually sown in [[pumice]] or sometimes [[Sphagnum]], although with Sphagnum the threat of decay is higher. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Worsleya |
| Species: | W. procera
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The genus Worsleya contains only one species, Worsleya procera, previously known as Worsleya rayneri.[1][2] It is one of the largest (around 1.5 meters high) and rarest members of the subfamily Amaryllidoideae (family Amaryllidaceae). Worsleya is a tropical plant. This species is also known as the empress of Brazil because of its origin in South America. It grows in very extreme and moist environments, and is commonly found near waterfalls in rich soil situated on granite rocks (which is why it is sometimes considered to be a lithophyte) and sunny places. However, it is very difficult to cultivate. It has plenty of needs, though it can exhibit great hardiness. It also has many ornamental traits.
The plant has a large bulb that produces a high stem with green recurved leaves. Worsleya produces spectacular and beautiful blooms. They are large, lilac to blue colored, with small freckles on them. The seeds are black and semicircular, and are usually sown in pumice or sometimes Sphagnum, although with Sphagnum the threat of decay is higher.
References
- ^ Mabberley, David (May 3, 2002). "pbs New wiki photos Worsleya bloom". Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ Mabberley, David (1987). The plant-book. A portable dictionary of the higher plants. Cambridge University Press.
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