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Hippeastrum aulicum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Clade
  
Monocots

Subfamily
  
Amaryllidoideae

Rank
  
Species

Clade
  
Angiosperms

Family
  
Amaryllidaceae

Genus
  
Hippeastrum

Order
  
Asparagales

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Hippeastrum, Ditassa, Forsteronia, Peraceae, Asterostigma

Hippeastrum aulicum stenopetalum species epiphytic


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

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Description

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

Taxonomy

Hippeastrum aulicum was first described by Ker Gawler in 1883.

Synonyms

See The Plant List

  • 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'.

    Cultivation

    Hippeastrum aulicum is cultivated by specialty flower bulb nurseries as an ornamental plant.

    References

    Hippeastrum aulicum Wikipedia
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