| Hippeastrum pardinum | |
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| Hippeastrum pardinum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Hippeastrum |
| Species: | H. pardinum |
| Binomial name | |
| Hippeastrum pardinum (Hook.f.) Dombrain | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amaryllis pardina Hook.f. | |
Hippeastrum pardinum is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae, from Peru to Bolivia. Originally collected in 1866 by Richard Pearce, it was used in breeding programmes.
Description
Vermilion spots on a yellowish background, resembling a leopard skin. Short or nearly absent flower tube, floral segments broad, recurved and spreading. Flowers 18 cm in diameter.
Taxonomy
Described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1867 as Amaryllis, but transferred to Hippeastrum by Henry Honywood Dombrain.
Images
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Hippeastrum pardinum
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References
- ^ Amaryllis pardinia in Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe, vol. XVII (1867-1868)
- ^ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Hippeastrum pardinum.
- Bot. Mag. 93: t. 5645 (1867)
- ^ Veitch, James Herbert (2011). Hortus Veitchii: A History of the Rise and Progress of the Nurseries of Messrs James Veitch and Sons. Cambridge University Press. p. 468. ISBN 978-1-108-03736-5. In Veitch (2011)
Sources
- The Plant List (2012). "Hippeastrum pardinum". Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- GBIF: Hippeastrum pardinum
- "Hippeastrum pardinum". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- International Bulb Society: Hippeastrum pardinum (image)
- Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: i–xl, 1–1286.
- Macbride, J. F. 1936. Amaryllidaceae, Flora of Peru. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(1/3): 631–690.
- L'Illustration Horticole. Ghent & Brussels 14:(Misc.) 46. 1867
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