Hymenocallis
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Description
Bulbous herbs.
Leaves radical, sessile or subpetiolate.
Inflorescences umbellate, many-to 2-flowered, with 2 spathes.
Flowers white.
Stamens inserted in the throat, basally connected by a thin membrane (false corona) which is entire to deeply incised between the filaments.
Ovary with 1-9 ovules near the bottom of each cell;
Fruits fleshy, finally rupturing laterally.
Seeds spongy, green.