Hippeastrum pardinum
| Hippeastrum pardinum | |
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| Hippeastrum pardinum[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Subtribe: | Hippeastrinae |
| Genus: | Hippeastrum |
| Species: | H. pardinum |
| Binomial name | |
| Hippeastrum pardinum (Hook.f.) Dombrain [2] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amaryllis pardina Hook.f.[3] | |
Hippeastrum pardinum is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the Amaryllidaceae family, from Peru to Bolivia.[2] Originally collected in 1866 by Richard Pearce, it was used in breeding programmes.[4]
Description
Vermilion spots on a yellowish background, resembling a leopard skin. Short or nearly absent flower tube, floral segments broad, recurved and spreading. Flowers 18 cm in diameter.[4]
Taxonomy
Described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1867 as Amaryllis, but transferred to Hippeastrum by Henry Honywood Dombrain.[2]
Images
Hippeastrum pardinum[1]
References
- 1 2 Amaryllis pardinia in Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe, vol. XVII (1867-1868)
- 1 2 3 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Hippeastrum pardinum.
- ā Bot. Mag. 93: t. 5645 (1867)
- 1 2 Veitch, James Herbert (2011). Hortus Veitchii: A History of the Rise and Progress of the Nurseries of Messrs James Veitch and Sons. Cambridge University Press. p. 468. ISBN 1-108-03736-4. In Veitch (2011)
Sources
- The Plant List (2012). "Hippeastrum pardinum". Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- GBIF: Hippeastrum pardinum
- "Hippeastrum pardinum". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- International Bulb Society: Hippeastrum pardinum (image)
- Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: iāxl, 1ā1286.
- Macbride, J. F. 1936. Amaryllidaceae, Flora of Peru. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(1/3): 631ā690.
- L'Illustration Horticole. Ghent & Brussels 14:(Misc.) 46. 1867
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