Hippeastrum miniatum

Hippeastrum miniatum is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Peru.[1]

Hippeastrum miniatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Hippeastrum
Species:
H. miniatum
Binomial name
Hippeastrum miniatum
(Ruiz & Pav.) Herb. [1]
Synonyms

Amaryllis miniata Ruiz & Pav.[2]
Amaryllis chilensis Ruiz & Pav.[3]
Amaryllis atamasco Blanco[4]

Description

Flowers are bright orange-red (vermilion) with up to six flowers per stem.[5] Bulbs ovate, 5–8 cm in length, leaves tongue shaped, 45–63 cm in length, up to 2.5 cm wide, stems 30–45 cm high. Perigonium up to 10 cn in length, 33 cm wide, with stamens of a similar length.[6]

Taxonomy

First described by Hipólito Ruiz López and José Antonio Pavón Jiménez in 1802, and formerly named by William Herbert in 1821.[1][7]

Etymology

miniatum: Latin - the colour vermilion.[8]

Distribution

H. miniatum grows in river gorges in the high Peruvian Andes.[5]

References
  1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Hippeastrum miniatum.
  2. Fl. Peruv. 3: 57 (1802)
  3. Fl. Peruv. 3: 56 (1802), nom. illeg.
  4. Fl. Filip.: 254 (1837), sensu auct.
  5. Pacific Bulb Society: Hippeastrum miniatum
  6. Baker, John Gilbert: Handbook of the Amaryllideæ including the Alstrœmerieæ and Agaveæ. Bell, London 1888. Page 49 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.15516
  7. Herbert William Appendix: 31 (1821)
  8. Griffith, Chuck (2005). "Dictionary of Botanical Epithets". Retrieved 19 March 2014.

Sources

Images


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.