Hippeastrum reginae

Hippeastrum reginae
Amaryllis reginae[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Subtribe: Hippeastrinae
Genus: Hippeastrum
Species: H. reginae
Binomial name
Hippeastrum reginae
(L.) Herb. [2]
Synonyms
  • Amaryllis reginae L.[3]
  • Aschamia reginae (L.) Salisb.[4]

Hippeastrum petiolatum is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the Amaryllidaceae family, native to Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru and Brazil.[2]

Taxonomy

Described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, as Amaryllis reginae, it was the type species for the genus. It was transferred to Hippeastrum by William Herbert.[2]

References

  1. P.J. Redouté. Les liliacées. Paris Chez l'auteur, an 13-(24), 1805-1816 (i.e. 1802-1815)
  2. 1 2 3 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Hippeastrum petiolatum.
  3. Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 977 (1759)
  4. Gen. Pl.: 134 (1866), nom. inval.

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