Hippeastrum papilio is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to southern Brasil.[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. papilio
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| Binomial name | |
| Hippeastrum papilio | |
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Amaryllis papilio Ravenna[2] | |
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Description edit
Colours are variable from white to creamy-green, or dark apple-green with carmine, maroon or purple striations.[3]
Taxonomy edit
Collected in the 1960s, it was originally described by Pierfelice Ravenna in 1970 as a species of Amaryllis, it was transferred to Hippeastrum by Johan Van Scheepen in 1997.[1][4] Placed in the epiphytic Omphalissa subgenus.[3][5]
Etymology edit
Distribution edit
Tropical rain forests of the Atlantic coast of southern Brazil. While its natural habitat is shrinking, it is becoming increasingly popular in horticulture.[3]
Ecology edit
Conservation edit
Considered endangered.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Hippeastrum papilio.
- ^ Pl. Life 26: 83 (1970)
- ^ a b c d e Pacific Bulb Society: Hippeastrum papilio
- ^ Taxon 46: 18 (1997)
- ^ "Hippeastrum papilio". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ Griffith, Chuck (2005). "Dictionary of Botanical Epithets". Retrieved 2 April 2014.
Sources edit
- The Plant List (2012). "Hippeastrum papilio". Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- GBIF: Hippeastrum papilio
- Pacific Bulb Society: Hippeastrum papilio (image)
- "Hippeastrum papilio". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- Zuloaga, F. O., O. Morrone, M. J. Belgrano, C. Marticorena & E. Marchesi. (eds.) 2008. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur (Argentina, Sur de Brasil, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay). Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 107. 2008 ISSN 2250-6365
- International Bulb Society: Hippeastrum papilio (image)
- Forzza, R. C. et al. 2010 onwards. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil
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