Hippeastrum reginae
| Mexican Lily | |
|---|---|
| Amaryllis reginae[1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Subtribe: | Hippeastrinae |
| Genus: | Hippeastrum |
| Subgenus: | Hippeastrum subg. Hippeastrum |
| Species: | H. reginae
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| Binomial name | |
| Hippeastrum reginae | |
| Synonyms | |
Hippeastrum reginae, the mexican lily, is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru and Brazil.[2]
Description
H. reginae grows to 60 cm in height, and has flowers of 12 cm in size.[5]
Taxonomy
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.[2]
References
- ^ P.J. Redouté. Les liliacées. Paris Chez l'auteur, an 13-(24), 1805-1816 (i.e. 1802-1815)
- ^ a b c Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Hippeastrum reginae.
- ^ Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 977 (1759)
- ^ Gen. Pl.: 134 (1866), nom. inval.
- ^ Hippeastrum reginae, brazilplants.com. Retrieved 2025-09-03
Sources
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hippeastrum reginae.
Wikispecies has information related to Hippeastrum reginae.
- The Plant List (2012). "Hippeastrum reginae". Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- GBIF: Hippeastrum reginae
- Pacific Bulb Society: Hippeastrum reginae
- "Hippeastrum reginae". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- International Bulb Society: Hippeastrum reginae Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (image)