Amancay
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Amancay can refer to:
- The Spanish common name of the plants Alstroemeria aurantiaca and Alstroemeria patagonica (or the genus AlstroemeriaAlstroemeriaAlstroemeria , commonly called the Peruvian Lily or Lily of the Incas, is a South American genus of about 120 species of flowering plants. Almost all of the species are restricted to one of two distinct centers of diversity, one in central Chile, the other in eastern Brazil...
). - Lagerstroemia species, which are often called "Amancay" in cultivation.
- Hymenocallis amancaes, which is called Peruvian daffodil or Amancae