Hippeastrum aulicum

Hippeastrum aulicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Subtribe: Hippeastrinae
Genus: Hippeastrum
Species: H. aulicum
Binomial name
Hippeastrum aulicum
(Ker Gawl.) Herb.[1]
Hippeastrum aulicum

Hippeastrum aulicum, the Lily of the Palace, is a bulbous perennial, in the Amaryllidaceae family, native to the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado ecoregions from Brazil to Paraguay, in South America.

Description

Hippeastrum aulicum is a bulbous epiphyte, growing on rocks and trees with has large scarlet flowers with a green throat, usually with four flowers to a stem. It blooms in late summer and autumn.[2]

Taxonomy

Hippeastrum aulicum was first described by Ker Gawler in 1883.[1][3]

Synonyms

See The Plant List [4]

Etymology

The species name aulicum comes from the Latin, meaning 'princely'.[5]

Cultivation

Hippeastrum aulicum is cultivated by specialty flower bulb nurseries as an ornamental plant.[6]

References

Sources

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