Hippeastrum cybister
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
Genus: | Hippeastrum |
Species: | H. cybister
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Binomial name | |
Hippeastrum cybister | |
Synonyms | |
Amaryllis cybister (Herb.) Planch.[2] |
Hippeastrum cybister is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae, native from Bolivia to Argentina.[1]
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Description[edit]
The stem is nineteen inches tall.[3]
Ecology[edit]
The flowering season is Spring to Summer, with dormancy during the Autumn, Winter, and part of the Spring.[3]
Taxonomy[edit]
Originally described by William Herbert, and formally named by John Gilbert Baker in 1888.[1][4][5]
- Sprekelia cybister Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 26: t. 33. 1840. (Basionym)
- Amaryllis cybister (Herb.) Planch., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 5: t. 455. 1849.
- Hippeastrum anomalum Lindl. ex Planch., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 5: t. 455. 1849.
- Hippeastrum deflexum (Rusby) L.B.Sm., Contr. Gray Herb. 124: 6. 1939.
- Lepidopharynx deflexa Rusby, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 7: 214. 1927.
- Sprekelia cybister var. brevis Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 26: t. 33. 1840.
- Sprekelia cybister var. subsexuncialis Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 26: t. 33. 1840.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Hippeastrum cybister.
- ^ Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 5: t. 455 (1849)
- ^ a b Hippeastrum cybister in Pacific Bulb Society
- ^ John Gilbert Baker. Handbook of the Amaryllideae 1888 (47)
- ^ "Hippeastrum cybister". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ Hippeastrum cybister in PlantList
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- The Plant List (2012). "Hippeastrum cybister". Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- GBIF: Hippeastrum cybister
- Zuloaga, F. O., O. Morrone, M. J. Belgrano, C. Marticorena & E. Marchesi. (eds.) 2008. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur (Argentina, Sur de Brasil, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay). Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 107(1): i–xcvi, 1–983; 107(2): i–xx, 985–2286; 107(3): i–xxi, 2287–3348.