Hippeastrum iguazuanum

Hippeastrum iguazuanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Subtribe: Hippeastrinae
Genus: Hippeastrum
Species: H. iguazuanum
Binomial name
Hippeastrum iguazuanum
(Ravenna) T.R.Dudley & M.Williams [1]
Synonyms

Amaryllis iguazuana Ravenna[2]

Hippeastrum iguazuanum is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the Amaryllidaceae family, found from southern Brazil (Parana) to Argentina (Misiones), although has been reported in other Brazilian states.[1][3]

Description

Hippeastrum iguazuanum is a rare member of the Hippeastrum genus, considered to be part of the Omphalissa (Salisb.) Baker subgenus. It is deciduous, flowering in the early Spring (September–October). Flowers are yellow to green, with red veins and banded undulating tepals. Leaves are glaucous, and in some specimens the young leaves are dark purple.[3]

Taxonomy

First described by Pierfelice Ravenna in 1971, and formally named by Dudley and Williams in 1984[1][4]

Etymology

The name derives from its original collection and identification by Ravenna in the Iguazú National Park in Argentina.[3]

Ecology

Hippeastrum iguazuanum prefers cliff faces with dense vegetation.[3]

Cultivation

Hippeastrum iguazuanum is easily grown as a potted plant, or in gardens in Hardiness Zones of 10 or above (Mediterranean climate). It can be propagated from offset bulbils on the mother bulb.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Hippeastrum iguazuanum.
  2. ↑ Pl. Life 27: 63 (1971)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Pacific Bulb Society: Hippeastrum iguazuanum
  4. ↑ T.R.Dudley & M.Williams, Taxon 33: 271 (1984).

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