Hippeastrum papilio
Hippeastrum papilio | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
Genus: | Hippeastrum |
Species: | H. papilio |
Binomial name | |
Hippeastrum papilio | |
Synonyms | |
Amaryllis papilio Ravenna[2] |
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Hippeastrum papilio is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to southern Brasil.[1]
Description
[edit]Colours are variable from white to creamy-green, or dark apple-green with carmine, maroon or purple striations.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]Collected in the 1960s, it was originally described by Pierfelice Ravenna in 1970 as a species of Amaryllis, it was transferred to Hippeastrum by Johan Van Scheepen in 1997.[1][4] Placed in the epiphytic Omphalissa subgenus.[3][5]
Etymology
[edit]Distribution
[edit]Tropical rain forests of the Atlantic coast of southern Brazil. While its natural habitat is shrinking, it is becoming increasingly popular in horticulture.[3]
Ecology
[edit]Conservation
[edit]Considered endangered.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Hippeastrum papilio.
- ^ Pl. Life 26: 83 (1970)
- ^ a b c d e Pacific Bulb Society: Hippeastrum papilio
- ^ Taxon 46: 18 (1997)
- ^ "Hippeastrum papilio". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ Griffith, Chuck (2005). "Dictionary of Botanical Epithets". Retrieved 2 April 2014.
Sources
[edit]- The Plant List (2012). "Hippeastrum papilio". Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- GBIF: Hippeastrum papilio
- Pacific Bulb Society: Hippeastrum papilio (image)
- "Hippeastrum papilio". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- Zuloaga, F. O., O. Morrone, M. J. Belgrano, C. Marticorena & E. Marchesi. (eds.) 2008. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur (Argentina, Sur de Brasil, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay). Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 107. 2008 ISSN 2250-6365
- International Bulb Society: Hippeastrum papilio (image)
- Forzza, R. C. et al. 2010 onwards. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil Archived 2010-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
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