Hippeastrum elegans
Species of flowering plant
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Hippeastrum elegans is a species of flowering plant. It is native to Central and South America, from Costa Rica to Brazil. It grows to 40 cm in height and has flowers of 20 cm.[6]
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| Illustration in Botanical Register; Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment. London 11: t. 876. 1825, as Amaryllis solandriflora var. vittata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Hippeastrum |
| Species: | H. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Hippeastrum elegans | |
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