Hippeastrum elegans

Hippeastrum elegans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Amaryllidoideae
Tribus: Hippeastreae
Subtribus: Hippeastrinae
Genus: Hippeastrum
Species: Hippeastrum elegans

Name

Hippeastrum elegans (Spreng.) H.E.Moore, Baileya 11: 16. 1963.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Amaryllis elegans Spreng., Pl. Min. Cogn. Pug. 2: 59. 1815.
• Heterotypic
  • Hippeastrum ambiguum Hook., Bot. Mag. 64: t. 3542. 1837.
    • Amaryllis elegans var. ambigua (Hook.) Traub & Moldenke, Amaryllis Manual: 168. 1949.
  • Hippeastrum solandriflorum var. conspicuum Herb., Amaryllidaceae: 136. 1837.
    • Amaryllis araripina subsp. conspicua (Herb.) (Ravenna), Pl. Life 26: 85. 1970.
  • Amaryllis elegans var. divifrancisci Cárdenas, Pl. Life 13: 33. 1960.
    • Hippeastrum elegans var. divifrancisci (Cárdenas) H.E.Moore, Baileya 11: 16. 1963.
  • Amaryllis longiflora Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 70. 1840.
  • Hippeastrum ambiguum var. longiflorum Herb., Amaryllidaceae: 136. 1837.
  • Hippeastrum solandriflorum subsp. rubritubum Herb., Amaryllidaceae: 136. 1837.
    • Amaryllis araripina subsp. rubrituba (Herb.) Ravenna, Pl. Life 26: 85. 1970.
    • Amaryllis elegans var. rubrituba (Herb.) Traub, Amaryllis Manual: 266. 1958.
  • Amaryllis solandriflora Lindl., Coll. Bot.: t. 11. 1821.
    • Hippeastrum solandriflorum (Lindl.) Herb., Appendix: 31. 1821.
    • Amaryllis solandriflora (Herb.) Traub & Uphof, Herbertia 5: 123. 1938, nom. illeg.
  • Hippeastrum solandriflorum var. striatum Herb., Amaryllidaceae: 136. 1837.
    • Amaryllis araripina subsp. striata (Herb.) Ravenna, Pl. Life 26: 86. 1970.
    • Amaryllis elegans var. striata (Herb.) Traub, Amaryllis Manual: 266. 1958.
  • Amaryllis solandriflora var. vittata Lindl., Bot. Reg. 11: t. 876. 1825.
    • Amaryllis elegans var. vittata (Lindl.) Traub, Amaryllis Manual: 266. 1958.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Souther America Bolivia; Brazil Northeast; Brazil West-Central; Colombia; Costa Rica; Guyana; Nicaragua; Peru; Suriname; Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Moore, H.E., Baileya 11: 16. 1963.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Hippeastrum elegans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Hippeastrum elegans. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 31 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Hippeastrum elegans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Jul. 2018.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Hippeastrum elegans. .

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