Sprekelia formosissima

Sprekelia formosissima

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: Sprekelia
Species: Sprekelia formosissima

Name

Sprekelia formosissima (L.) Herb., App. (Bot. Reg.) 35. 1821.

Synonyms

Basionym

• Amaryllis formosissima L., Sp. Pl.: 293. 1753.

Homotypic

• Hippeastrum formosissimum (L.) Loudon, Encycl. Pl.: 1542. 1829.

Heterotypic

• Amaryllis formosa Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 234. 1796.
• Amaryllis karwinskii Zucc., Allg. Gartenzeitung 2: 245. 1834.
• Sprekelia clintiae Traub, Pl. Life 21: 64. 1965.
• Sprekelia formosissima var. glauca (Lindl.) Baker, Handb. Amaryll. 38. 1888.
• Sprekelia formosissima var. karwinskii (Lindl.) Baker, Handb. Amaryll. 38. 1888.
• Sprekelia formosissima var. ringens (Lindl.) Baker, Handb. Amaryll. 38. 1888.
• Sprekelia glauca Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 26(Misc.): 49. 1840.
• Sprekelia heisteri Trew ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 507. 1850.
• Sprekelia karwinskii (Zucc.) M.Roem., Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 4: 144. 1847.
• Sprekelia ringens C.Morren, Ann. Soc. Roy. Agric. Gand 2: 133. 1846.
• Sprekelia stenopetala Lem., Hort. Universel 5: 227. 1844.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Herbert, W. , An Appendix 35. 1821.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Sprekelia formosissima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Sprekelia formosissima. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 01 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Sprekelia formosissima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Aug. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sprekelia formosissima in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Jacobean Lily

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