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Hippeastrum miniatum is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Peru.[1]

Hippeastrum miniatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Amaryllidoideae
Genus:	Hippeastrum
Species:	H. miniatum
Binomial name
Hippeastrum miniatum (Ruiz & Pav.) Herb.[1]
Synonyms
Amaryllis miniata Ruiz & Pav.[2] Amaryllis chilensis Ruiz & Pav.[3] Amaryllis atamasco Blanco[4]

Description

Flowers are bright orange-red (vermilion) with up to six flowers per stem.[5] Bulbs ovate, 5–8 cm in length, leaves tongue shaped, 45–63 cm in length, up to 2.5 cm wide, stems 30–45 cm high. Perigonium up to 10 cn in length, 33 cm wide, with stamens of a similar length.[6]

Taxonomy

First described by Hipólito Ruiz López and José Antonio Pavón Jiménez in 1802, and formerly named by William Herbert in 1821.[1][7]

Etymology

miniatum: Latin - the colour vermilion.[8]

Distribution

H. miniatum grows in river gorges in the high Peruvian Andes.[5]

References

Sources

• The Plant List (2012). "Hippeastrum miniatum". Retrieved 29 March 2014.
• GBIF: Hippeastrum miniatum
• "Hippeastrum miniatum". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
• Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45.
• Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936–1971. Flora of Peru.; new ser. 1980-
• William Herbert. Amaryllidaceae: Preceded by an Attempt to Arrange the Monocotyledonous Orders, and Followed by a Treatise on Cross-bred Vegetables, and Supplement. Ridgway, London 1837: Hippeastrum miniatum, page 409
• JSTOR Global Plants: Hippeastrum miniatum

Images

• Pacific Bulb Society: Hippeastrum miniatum
• International Bulb Society: Hippeastrum miniatum
• Prof. Summer's Web Garden. World Tropical Flowers: Hippeastrum miniatum

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