Bessera elegans

Bessera elegans
Bessera elegans
1839 (Artist: Sarah Ann Drake)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Brodiaeoideae
Genus: Bessera
Species:
B. elegans
Binomial name
Bessera elegans
Synonyms
  • Pharium elegans (Schult.f.) Steud., 1841
  • Bessera fistulosa (Herb.) Pritz., 1854
  • Bessera herbertii G.Don in R.Sweet, 1839
  • Bessera miniata Lem. in L.B.Van Houtte, 1848
  • Bessera multiflora M.Martens & Galeotti, 1842
  • Pharium fistulosum Herb., 1832
  • Pharium herbertii (G.Don) Steud., 1841

Bessera elegans, also known by the common name coral drops, is a cormous herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, from Mexico.