Kingdom Plantae Clade Monocots Family Amaryllidaceae Rank Species | Clade Angiosperms Order Asparagales Subfamily Amaryllidoideae | |
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Similar Hippeastrum correiense, Hippeastrum psittacinum, Hippeastrum evansiae, Hippeastrum pardinum | ||
Hippeastrum miniatum is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the Amaryllidaceae family, native to Peru.
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Description
Flowers are bright orange-red (vermilion) with up to six flowers per stem. 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.
Taxonomy
First described by Hipólito Ruiz López and José Antonio Pavón Jiménez in 1802, and formerly named by William Herbert in 1821.
Etymology
miniatum: Latin - the colour vermilion.
Distribution
H. miniatum grows in river gorges in the high Peruvian Andes.
References
Hippeastrum miniatum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA