Hippeastrum vittatum
| Hippeastrum vittatum | |
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| In Yercaud, India | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Hippeastrum |
| Species: | H. vittatum
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| Hippeastrum vittatum | |
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Hippeastrum vittatum, the superb amaryllis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae.[2] It is native to western Bolivia, southern Brazil, and Misiones Province, Argentina, and it has been introduced to a number of other locales around the world.[1] A bulbous geophyte, it is typically found in the seasonally dry tropics.[1] With Hippeastrum reginae it is a parent of Hippeastrum × johnsonii, an ornamental that gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit in 2012.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b c "Hippeastrum vittatum (L'Hér.) Herb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ^ "Hippeastrum vittatum superb amaryllis". Find a plant. The Royal Horticultural Society. 2026. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ^ "Hippeastrum × johnsonii (Gowen) Herb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ^ "AGM Plants December 2024 © RHS – ORNAMENTAL" (pdf). RHS AGM Plants. The Royal Horticultural Society. December 2024. p. 57. Retrieved 28 February 2026.