Hippeastrum papilio
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| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Hippeastrum papilio | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amaryllis papilio Ravenna[2] | |
Hippeastrum papilio is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to southern Brazil.[1]
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]
Etymology
The specific epithet papilio means butterfly in Latin.[5]
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]
