Which plant is grown as an ornamental species, Notholirion or Bomarea?
Notholirion Notholirion is a small Asian genus of bulbous plants in the lily family. It is closely related to Lilium, but each individual flowers only once, and then dies after producing offsets. The bulb is covered by a tunic. Leaves are basal, produced in autumn and winter.
Nothocestrum breviflorum Nothocestrum breviflorum, commonly known as smallflower ʻ aiea, is a species of tree in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, that is endemic to the island of Hawaiʻ i. It inhabits dry and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 180 - . These forests are dominated by ʻ ōhiʻ a lehua ("Metrosideros polymorpha") and koa ("Acacia koa") or lama ("Diospyros sandwicensis"), while plants associated with smallflower ʻ aiea include wiliwili ("Erythrina sandwicensis") and uhiuhi ("Caesalpinia kavaiensis"). "N. breviflorum" reaches a height of 10 - . It is threatened by habitat loss. It is federally listed as an endangered species of the United States. There are fewer than 50 individuals remaining.