Hippeastrum miniatum is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Peru.[1]
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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. miniatum
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| Hippeastrum miniatum | |
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Amaryllis miniata Ruiz & Pav.[2] | |
Description
editFlowers are bright orange-red (vermilion) with up to six flowers per stem.[5] 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.[6]
Taxonomy
editFirst described by Hipólito Ruiz López and José Antonio Pavón Jiménez in 1802, and formerly named by William Herbert in 1821.[1][7]
Etymology
editDistribution
editH. miniatum grows in river gorges in the high Peruvian Andes.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Hippeastrum miniatum.
- ^ Fl. Peruv. 3: 57 (1802)
- ^ Fl. Peruv. 3: 56 (1802), nom. illeg.
- ^ Fl. Filip.: 254 (1837), sensu auct.
- ^ a b Pacific Bulb Society: Hippeastrum miniatum
- ^ John Gilbert Baker: Handbook of the Amaryllideæ including the Alstrœmerieæ and Agaveæ. Bell, London 1888. Page 49 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.15516
- ^ Herbert William Appendix: 31 (1821)
- ^ Griffith, Chuck (2005). "Dictionary of Botanical Epithets". Retrieved 19 March 2014.
Sources
edit- The Plant List (2012). "Hippeastrum miniatum". Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- GBIF: Hippeastrum miniatum
- "Hippeastrum miniatum". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45.
- Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936–1971. Flora of Peru.; new ser. 1980-
- William Herbert. Amaryllidaceae: Preceded by an Attempt to Arrange the Monocotyledonous Orders, and Followed by a Treatise on Cross-bred Vegetables, and Supplement. Ridgway, London 1837: Hippeastrum miniatum, page 409
- JSTOR Global Plants: Hippeastrum miniatum
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