Hippeastrum papilio | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
Genus: | Hippeastrum |
Species: | H. papilio
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Binomial name | |
Hippeastrum papilio | |
Synonyms | |
Amaryllis papilio Ravenna[2] |
Hippeastrum papilio is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to southern Brasil.[1]
Colours are variable from white to creamy-green, or dark apple-green with carmine, maroon or purple striations.[3]
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]
Tropical rain forests of the Atlantic coast of southern Brazil. While its natural habitat is shrinking, it is becoming increasingly popular in horticulture.[3]
Considered endangered.[3]