Lycoris aurea

Lycoris aurea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Amaryllidoideae
Tribus: Lycorideae
Genus: Lycoris
Species: Lycoris aurea

Name

Lycoris aurea (L'Hér.) Herb., Bot. Mag. 47: t. 2113, p. 5 (1819).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Amaryllis aurea L'Hér., Sert. Angl.: 14 (1789).
• Homotypic
  • Nerine aurea (L'Hér.) Sweet, Hort. Brit. 403 (1826).
• Heterotypic
  • Amaryllis africana Lam., Encycl. 1: 124 (1783).
    • Lycoris africana (Lam.) M.Roem., Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 4: 146 (1847).
  • Amaryllis platypetala Lindl. ex Bury, Select. Hexandr. Pl.: 15 (1832).
  • Lycoris aurea var. surgens Worsley ex Traub. & Moldenke, Amaryllis Manual: 180 (1949).
  • Lycoris traubii W.Hayw., Pl. Life 13: 41 (1957).
  • Lycoris lajolla Traub, Pl. Life 19: 50 (1963).
  • Lycoris aurea var. angustitepala P.S.Hsu, Kurita, Z.Z.Yu & J.Z.Lin, Sida 16: 318 (1994).

Note:

Japanese populations are sometimes separated as Lycoris traubii W.Hayw.

Hybrids

L. × albiflora – L. × rubroaurantiaca

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central, China North-Central, China Southeast. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indo-China Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Herbert, W. 1819. Bot. Mag. 47: t. 2113, p. 5.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Lycoris aurea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Lycoris aurea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Lycoris aurea. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Lycoris aurea. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lycoris aurea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

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