Hippeastrum reginae | |
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Amaryllis reginae | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
Genus: | Hippeastrum |
Species: | H. reginae |
Binomial name | |
Hippeastrum reginae (L.) Herb. |
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Hippeastrum petiolatum is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the Amaryllidaceae family, native to Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru and Brazil.
Described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, as Amaryllis reginae, it was the type species for the genus. It was transferred to Hippeastrum by William Herbert.