Hippeastrum aulicum
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Hippeastrum |
| Species: | H. aulicum |
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Hippeastrum aulicum (Ker Gawl.) Herb. |
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Hippeastrum aulicum, the Lily of the Palace, is a bulbous perennial, in the Amaryllidaceae family, native to the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado ecoregions from Brazil to Paraguay, in South America.
Hippeastrum aulicum is a bulbous epiphyte, growing on rocks and trees with has large scarlet flowers with a green throat, usually with four flowers to a stem. It blooms in late summer and autumn.
Hippeastrum aulicum was first described by Ker Gawler in 1883.
See The Plant List
The species name aulicum comes from the Latin, meaning 'princely'.
Hippeastrum aulicum is cultivated by specialty flower bulb nurseries as an ornamental plant.
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