Bessera elegans

Bessera elegans
Bessera elegans
1839 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Asparagaceae
Subfamily:Brodiaeoideae
Genus:Bessera
Species: B. elegans
Binomial name
Bessera elegans
Synonyms
  • Pharium elegans (Schult.f.) Steud., 1841[3]
  • Bessera fistulosa (Herb.) Pritz., 1854[4]
  • Bessera herbertii G.Don in R.Sweet, 1839[5]
  • Bessera miniata Lem. in L.B.Van Houtte, 1848[6]
  • Bessera multiflora M.Martens & Galeotti, 1842[7]
  • Pharium fistulosum Herb., 1832[8]
  • Pharium herbertii (G.Don) Steud., 1841[9]

Bessera elegans, also called coral drops, is a species of plants in the cluster lily subfamily (Brodiaeoideae).

It is cultivated in Mexico and is a half-hardy herbaceous plant growing from corms with drooping terminal umbels of showy red-and-white colored flowers.

It is found from central to southern Mexico.

Flowers

References

  1. ↑ Edwards's Botanical Register; Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment. London 25: t. 34 (1839). sulivanica
  2. ↑ Schult. f. Linnaea 4: 121 1829
  3. ↑ Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 316. 1841
  4. ↑ Pritz., Icon. Bot. Index: 147. 1854
  5. ↑ R.Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 3: 694. 1839
  6. ↑ L.B.Van Houtte, Fl. Serres 4: t. 424. 1848
  7. ↑ M.Martens & Galeotti, Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 9: 14. 1842
  8. ↑ Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 18: t. 1546. 1832
  9. ↑ Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 316. 1841
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