Echeandia reflexa is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae from south Texas through Mexico to Honduras.[1] It was first described by Antonio José Cavanilles in 1795 as Anthericum reflexum and moved to Echeandia by Joseph Nelson Rose in 1906.[2] It is placed in the subfamily Agavoideae.[3]

Echeandia reflexa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Echeandia
Species:
E. reflexa
Binomial name
Echeandia reflexa
Synonyms[1]
  • Anthericum reflexum Cav.
  • Echeandia macrocarpa Greenm.
  • Echeandia terniflora Ortega
  • Phalangium reflexum (Cav.) Poir.
  • Conanthera echeandia Pers.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Echeandia reflexa (Cav.) Rose", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2021-11-24
  2. ^ "Echeandia reflexa (Cav.) Rose", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2021-11-24
  3. ^ Stevens, P.F., "Agavoideae", Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, retrieved 2021-11-24