Eurycles
(from eurys, broad, and kleio, to close up; referring to form of flower, the cup of which is frequently imperfect). SYN. Proiphys. ORD. Amaryllideae. Handsome, bulbous plants, allied to Pancratium. E. amboinensis requires stove treatment; the second, and only other, species thrives in a warm greenhouse. After growth is completed, water should be withheld for a few weeks, so that the bulbs may ripen and rest.
E. ambionensis (Amboyna). fl. white, produced in a many-flowered umbel, supported by a stout scape; perianth with a cylindrical tube and regular limb of equal segments; stigma simple; corona not one-fourth as long as the perianth lobes. March. l. very broad, cordate. h. 1ft. to 2ft. Amboyna, 1759. SYNS. E. australasica, Pancratium amboinense (B. M. 1419), and P. australasica.
E. australasica (Australian). A synonym of E. amboinensis. E. Cunninghami (Cunningham's).* Brisbane Lily. fl. white; umbels less crowded than in E. amboinensis; stigma three lobed; corona two-thirds as long as the perianth lobes. l. ovate, not cordate. h. 1ft. Queensland. 742. (B. M. 3399.)