Hippeastrum striatum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Hippeastrum |
| Species: | H. striatum
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Botanical Register
1815Hippeastrum striatum, the striped Barbados lily, a
herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to the southern and eastern regions of Brazil.[2]
Description
The
tube. The perigone is about 7.6–10 cm in size and the tepal segments are 2–2.5 cm broad in their middle. Their colour is a bright red with a green keel that extends halfway up the segment. The stigma is trifid
.
[5]
Taxonomy
Described in 1963 in Baileya.[6] the name is derived from the Latin word striatus (striped).[7] It is similar to H. petiolatum and H. puniceum.[5]
Earlier synonyms have included species of Callicore and Lais, now considered to be Hippeastrum, as well as species of Amaryllis, from which Hippeastrum was separated.
Distribution
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Brazil.
Ecology
Produces numerous
bulbils that facilitate its escape and naturalisation in tropical areas. It will grow from seeds in about two years.[5]
References
- ^ Baileya 11: 16 (1963).
- ^ a b WCLSPF 2016, Hippeastrum striatum.
- ^ The Plant List 2013, Hippeastrum striatum.
- ^ WCLSPF 2016, Synonyms.
- ^ a b c PBS 2015, Hippeastrum striatum.
- ^ Tropicos 2015, Hippeastrum striatum.
- ^ Griffith 2005, striatus.
Bibliography
- "Pacific Bulb Society Wiki". Pacific Bulb Society. 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- "Tropicos". Missouri Botanical Garden. 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- Zuloaga, Fernando O.; Morrone, Osvaldo; Belgrano, Manuel J., eds. (2008). "Hippeastrum". Catálogo de las plantas vasculares del Cono Sur: (Argentina, Sur de Brasil, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay) (Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 107). St. Louis, Mo.: ISBN 978-1-930723-70-2.
- "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- Griffith, Chuck (2005). "Dictionary of Botanical Epithets". Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- The Plant List (2013). "The Plant List Version 1.1". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- Forzza, R. C. et al. 2010. 2010 Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil.
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