Hippeastrum puniceum
Also known as: Amaryllis belladonna Sw. +11 more
- Amaryllis belladonna Sw.
- Amaryllis equestris Aiton
- Amaryllis equestris var. flore-simplici Loisel.
- Amaryllis equestris var. major KerGawl.
- Amaryllis equestris var. plena KerGawl.
- Amaryllis punicea Lam.
- Aschamia equestris (Aiton) Salisb.
- Hippeastrum equestre (Aiton) Herb.
- Hippeastrum puniceum (Lam.) Kuntze
- Hippeastrum puniceum (Lam.) Urb.
- Hippeastrum puniceum f. spatheceum (Sims) Voss, 1895
- Hippeastrum puniceum var. mariae-galantae Stehlé, 1976
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Amaryllidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a bulbous geophyte.
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Indigenous to South America, Hippeastrum puniceum is a bulbous plant belonging to the Amaryllidaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Surinam, Venezuela
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Angola, Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Is., Chagos Archipelago, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nauru, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Norfolk Is., Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Windward Is., Zimbabwe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms