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Amazon Lily
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Amaryllidoideae
Genus:	Eucharis
Species:	E. × grandiflora
Binomial name
	Eucharis × grandiflora; Planch. & Linden

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Amazon Lily (Eucharis ×grandiflora) is a hybrid between E. moorei and E. sanderi. It is found in western Colombia and western Ecuador.^[1] In horticulture it is often confused with E. amazonica.^[2]

E. ×grandiflora is grows from an elongated bulb. It has deep green leaves. It produces an umbel (cluster) of sweetly scented white flowers on a stem 45–60 cm (18–24 in) tall. In cultivation it requires humidity and temperatures of 18–23 °C (64–73 °F) when in growth.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Eucharis × grandiflora", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-03-14
^ ^a ^b Schauenberg, Paul (1965), The Bulb Book, London: F. Warne, OCLC 745287745

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[WCSP-1] "Eucharis × grandiflora", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-03-14

[Scha65-2] Schauenberg, Paul (1965), The Bulb Book, London: F. Warne, OCLC 745287745

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-{{Unreferenced|date=January 2007}}
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 |genus = Eucharis |species = {{hybrid}} grandiflora
 |name = Amazon Lily
 |image = Eucharis amazonica1MTFL.jpg
-|authority =  Planch. & Linden<ref>{{Citation |contribution=''Eucharis'' × ''grandiflora''|title=World Checklist of Selected Plant Families |publisher=[[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]] |url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=305856 |accessdate=2012-03-14}}</ref>
+|authority =  Planch. & Linden<ref name=WCSP>{{Citation |contribution=''Eucharis'' × ''grandiflora''|title=World Checklist of Selected Plant Families |publisher=[[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]] |url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=305856 |accessdate=2012-03-14}}</ref>
 }}
-'''Amazon Lily''' ('''''Eucharis'' × ''grandiflora''''' syn. ''[[Eucharis amazonica]]'' of gardens) is a plant that is native to Central and South America. The Amazon Lily resembles a bulb in shape. The plant has shiny and deep green leaves. It produces a bunch of white flowers. An attractive feature of these flowers is their sweet smell. Something that makes it attractive for human beings is the fact that it can be grown indoors.
+'''Amazon Lily''' ('''''Eucharis'' ×''grandiflora''''') is a hybrid between ''[[Eucharis moorei|E. moorei]]'' and  ''[[Eucharis sanderi|E. sanderi]]''. It is found in western [[Colombia]] and western [[Ecuador]].<ref name=WCSP/> In [[horticulture]] it is often confused with ''[[Eucharis amazonica|E. amazonica]]''.<ref name=Scha65/>
+''E.'' ×''grandiflora'' is grows from an elongated [[bulb]]. It has deep green leaves. It produces an [[umbel]] (cluster) of sweetly scented white flowers on a stem {{convert|45|-|60|cm|in|abbr=on|0}} tall. In cultivation it requires humidity and temperatures of {{convert|18|-|23|C|F|0}} when in growth.<ref name=Scha65>{{Citation |last=Schauenberg |first=Paul |year=1965 |title=The Bulb Book |publication-place=London |publisher=F. Warne |oclc=745287745 }}</ref>
-Originally comes from Ecuador 24&nbsp;inches white.
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