Hippeastrum papilio

Hippeastrum papilio
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:Amaryllidoideae
Genus:Hippeastrum
Species: H. papilio
Binomial name
Hippeastrum papilio
Synonyms

Amaryllis papilio Ravenna[2]

Butterfly Amaryllis

Hippeastrum papilio is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the Amaryllidaceae family, 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]

Etymoloogy

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. 1 2 3 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Hippeastrum papilio.
  2. ↑ Pl. Life 26: 83 (1970)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 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

  • The Plant List (2012). "Hippeastrum papilio". Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  • GBIF: Hippeastrum papilio
  • Pacific Bulb Society: Hippeastrum papilio (image)
  • "Hippeastrum papilio". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  • Zuloaga, F. O., O. Morrone, M. J. Belgrano, C. Marticorena & E. Marchesi. (eds.) 2008. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur (Argentina, Sur de Brasil, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay). Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 107. 2008 ISSN 2250-6365
  • International Bulb Society: Hippeastrum papilio (image)
  • Forzza, R. C. & et al. 2010 onwards. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil


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