Hippeastrum reginae

Hippeastrum reginae
Amaryllis reginae[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Amaryllidoideae
Tribe:	Hippeastreae
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. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Hippeastrum petiolatum.
3. Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 977 (1759)
4. Gen. Pl.: 134 (1866), nom. inval.

Sources

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