Kingdom Plantae Clade Monocots Family Amaryllidaceae Rank Species | Clade Angiosperms Order Asparagales Subfamily Amaryllidoideae | |
Similar Hippeastrum miniatum, Hippeastrum, Hippeastrum psittacinum, Hippeastrum pardinum, Hippeastrum correiense | ||
Hippeastrum leopoldii is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the Amaryllidaceae family, distributed from Peru to Bolivia.
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Taxonomy
Described by Thomas Moore in 1870.
Etymology
Named in honour of King Leopold II of Belgium, upon his visit to the Royal Horticultural Society exhibition in South Kensington in 1870 .
Cultivation
H. leopoldii has played an important part in Hippeastrum breeding programmes, resulting in the so-called Leopoldii hybrids, the most important of which was 'John Heal'.
References
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