''Griffinia hyacinthina'' is a

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ous species of flowering plant which is endemic to Brazil. The plant has blue flowers (as suggested by the specific epithet "''hyacinthina''"), collected into an umbel. The leaves are green, elliptical and petiolate. This species of ''

Griffinia ''Griffinia'' is a genus of Brazilian plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. It includes 21 known species which are endemic to Brazil in South America. The most closely related genus to it is the monotypic '' Worsleya''. The m ...

'' grows in a very specific habitat. It requires the warmth, deep shade and high humidity of the tropical rainforest where the floor is covered with large quantities of organic matter. Like related species, ''G. hyacinthina'' is endemic to Brazil. It is native to the south-eastern part of the country, specifically the

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. Two varieties of the species have been described: *''Griffinia hyacinthina'' var. ''micrantha'' *''Griffinia hyacinthina'' var. ''maxima''

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