Caliphruria korsakoffii

Description

Caliphruria korsakoffii is a species of asparagus plant. It was first described by Hamilton Paul Traub, and given the exact name of Alan W. Meerow. Caliphruria korsakoffii belongs to the genus Caliphruria, and family Amaryllidaceae. Caliphruria is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae). The four species grow in tropical areas of South America, with three endemic to Colombia, but are rare in the wild. This genus is closely related with the genera Eucharis and Urceolina, all of them known colloquially as "Amazon Lilies".