Hippeastrum aulicum, the Lily of the Palace, is a bulbous perennial, in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado ecoregions from Brazil to Paraguay, in South America.
Hippeastrum aulicum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
Genus: | Hippeastrum |
Species: | H. aulicum
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Binomial name | |
Hippeastrum aulicum | |
Hippeastrum aulicum is native to Brazil and Paraguay[2] | |
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Hippeastrum aulicum is a bulbous epiphyte, growing on rocks and trees which has large scarlet flowers with a green throat, usually with four flowers to a stem. It blooms in late summer and autumn.[3]
Hippeastrum aulicum was first described by Ker Gawler in 1883.[1][4]
See The Plant List [5]
The species name aulicum comes from the Latin, meaning 'princely'.[6]
Hippeastrum aulicum is cultivated by specialty flower bulb nurseries as an ornamental plant.[7]