Hippeastrum papilio

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Hippeastrum papilio
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Hippeastrum
Species:
H. papilio
Binomial name
Hippeastrum papilio
(Ravenna) Van Scheepen[1]
Synonyms

Amaryllis papilio Ravenna[2]

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Butterfly Amaryllis

Hippeastrum papilio is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to southern Brasil.[1]

Description[]

Colours are variable from white to creamy-green, or dark apple-green with carmine, maroon or purple striations.[3]

Taxonomy[]

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[]

papilio: Latin Butterfly[6]

Distribution[]

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[]

Epiphytic.[3]

Conservation[]

Considered endangered.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Hippeastrum papilio.
  2. ^ Pl. Life 26: 83 (1970)
  3. ^ a b c d e Pacific Bulb Society: Hippeastrum papilio
  4. ^ Taxon 46: 18 (1997)
  5. ^ "Hippeastrum papilio". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  6. ^ Griffith, Chuck (2005). "Dictionary of Botanical Epithets". Retrieved 2 April 2014.

Sources[]


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