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Ismene (plant)
''Ismene'', or Peruvian daffodil, is a genus of South American plants in the Amaryllis family. The species are native to Peru and Ecuador and widely cultivated elsewhere as ornamentals because of their large, showy flowers. ''Ismene'' produces tender perennial bulbs bearing a strong resemblance to those of ''Hymenocallis'', a genus into which ''Ismene'' had often been grouped in the past. However, its morphology differs from ''Hymenocallis'' in several significant ways: its vegetative parts, natural range, and chromosome number are all distinct. ''Ismene'' can be difficult to grow in the United States.Howard, Thad M. ''Bulbs for Warm Climates''. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 2001, pp 98–99. Species A list of ''Ismene'' species and their geographic distribution is given below. *'' Ismene amancaes'' (Ruiz & Pav.) Herb – western Peru *'' Ismene hawkesii'' (Vargas) Gereau & Meerow – Cusco, Peru *'' Ismene longipetala'' (Lindl.) Meerow – southwestern Ecuador, no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ismene Longipetala
In Greek mythology, Ismene (; grc, Ἰσμήνη, ''Ismēnē'') is the daughter and half-sister of Oedipus, daughter and granddaughter of Jocasta, and sister of Antigone, Eteocles, and Polynices. She appears in several plays of Sophocles: at the end of ''Oedipus Rex'', in '' Oedipus at Colonus'' and in ''Antigone''. She also appears at the end of Aeschylus' ''Seven Against Thebes''. In Sophocles Oedipus Rex Ismene is not named, but is seen at the end of Oedipus Rex as her father/brother laments the "shame" and "sorrow" he is leaving her and her sister to. Oedipus begs Creon to watch over them, but in his grief reaches to take them with him as he is led away. Creon prevents him from taking his daughters out of the city with him. Oedipus at Colonus Ismene appears in Oedipus at Colonus to tell her father of the situation in Thebes and the rivalry of his sons. She explains that Eteocles has taken the throne from Polynices and driven him out of the city. As a result of thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
