Hippeastrum aulicum

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Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Hippeastrum aulicum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Hippeastrum
Species:
H. aulicum
Binomial name
Hippeastrum aulicum
Hippeastrum aulicum is native to Brazil and Paraguay[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Amaryllis aulica Ker Gawl.
  • Omphalissa aulica (Ker Gawl.) Salisb.
  • Amaryllis aulica var. platypetala Lindl.
  • Amaryllis heuseriana (H.Karst.) Ravenna
  • Amaryllis heuseriana f. campanulata Ravenna
  • Amaryllis robusta Otto & A.Dietr.
  • Amaryllis rougieri Carrière
  • Amaryllis tettaui Neubert
  • Aulica latifolia Raf.
  • Aulica platypetala (Lindl.) Raf.
  • Aulica striata Raf.
  • Hippeastrum aulicum var. platypetalum (Lindl.) Herb.
  • Hippeastrum aulicum f. robustum (A.Dietr. ex Walp.) Voss
  • Hippeastrum heuserianum H.Karst.
  • Hippeastrum robustum A.Dietr. ex Walp.
  • Hippeastrum tweedieanum Herb.
  • Trisacarpis rubra Raf.
Hippeastrum aulicum
Botanical Register 1820, 1826

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

Immature Hippeastrum aulicum (Ker Gawl.) Herb. bulb

Hippeastrum aulicum is a bulbous epiphyte, growing on rocks and trees which has large scarlet flowers with a green throat, usually with four flowers to a stem. It blooms in late summer and autumn.[3]

Taxonomy

Hippeastrum aulicum was first described by Ker Gawler in 1883.[1][4]

Synonyms

See The Plant List [5]

  • Amaryllis aulica Ker Gawl.
  • Amaryllis aulica var. platypetala Lindl.
  • Amaryllis heuseriana (H.Karst.) Ravenna
  • Amaryllis heuseriana f. campanulata Ravenna
  • Amaryllis robusta Otto & A.Dietr. [Illegitimate]
  • Amaryllis rougieri Carrière
  • Amaryllis tettanii auct.
  • Aulica latifolia Raf.
  • Aulica platypetala (Lindl.) Raf.
  • Aulica striata Raf.
  • Hippeastrum aulicum var. platypetalum (Lindl.) Herb.
  • Hippeastrum aulicum f. robustum (A.Dietr. ex Walp.) Voss
  • Hippeastrum heuserianum H.Karst.
  • Hippeastrum robustum A.Dietr. ex Walp.
  • Hippeastrum tweedianum Herb.
  • Omphalissa aulica (Ker Gawl.) Salisb.
  • Trisacarpis rubra Raf.

Etymology

The species name aulicum comes from the Latin, meaning 'princely'.[6]

Cultivation

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