Scilla peruviana
Cuban Lily, Hyacinth Of Peru
Other regional names: Portugese Squill +1 more
- Portugese Squill
- Portuguese Squill
Also known as: Bartsia peruvianum (L.) Salisb., 1866 +19 more
- Bartsia peruvianum (L.) Salisb., 1866
- Basaltogeton peruvianum (L.) Salisb.
- Caloscilla clusii Jord. & Fourr.
- Caloscilla elegans Jord. & Fourr.
- Caloscilla flaveola Jord. & Fourr.
- Caloscilla grandiflora Jord. & Fourr.
- Caloscilla hughii Jord. & Fourr.
- Caloscilla livida Jord. & Fourr.
- Caloscilla pallidiflora Jord. & Fourr.
- Caloscilla subalbida Jord. & Fourr.
- Caloscilla subcarnea Jord. & Fourr.
- Caloscilla venusta Jord. & Fourr.
- Hyacinthus peruvianus (L.) E.Vilm.
- Loncomelos purpureum Raf.
- Melomphis peruviana (L.) Raf.
- Melomphis sicula Raf.
- Oncostema cerulea (Raf.) Speta
- Oncostema cupanii (Guss.) Speta
- Oncostema elongata (Parl.) Speta
- Oncostema hughii (Tineo ex Guss.) Speta
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asparagaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a bulbous geophyte.
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Naturally occurring in Africa and Europe, Scilla peruviana (commonly known as Cuban-lily or hyacinth-of-Peru) is a bulbous plant belonging to the Asparagaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Northern Africa, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Algeria, Egypt, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Canary Is., France, Great Britain, Mexico Central, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, South Australia, Tasmania