Hippeastrum reginae

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

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

Description

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. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Hippeastrum reginae.
  3. Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 977 (1759)
  4. Gen. Pl.: 134 (1866), nom. inval.

Sources
  • The Plant List (2012). "Hippeastrum reginae". Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  • GBIF: Hippeastrum reginae
  • Pacific Bulb Society: Hippeastrum reginae
  • "Hippeastrum reginae". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  • International Bulb Society: Hippeastrum reginae (image)
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