Hippeastrum pardinum

Hippeastrum pardinum
Hippeastrum pardinum[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Subtribe: Hippeastrinae
Genus: Hippeastrum
Species: H. pardinum
Binomial name
Hippeastrum pardinum
(Hook.f.) Dombrain [2]
Synonyms

Amaryllis pardina Hook.f.[3]

Hippeastrum pardinum is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the Amaryllidaceae family, from Peru to Bolivia.[2] Originally collected in 1866 by Richard Pearce, it was used in breeding programmes.[4]

Description

Vermilion spots on a yellowish background, resembling a leopard skin. Short or nearly absent flower tube, floral segments broad, recurved and spreading. Flowers 18 cm in diameter.[4]

Taxonomy

Described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1867 as Amaryllis, but transferred to Hippeastrum by Henry Honywood Dombrain.[2]

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