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Hippeastrum papilio is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to southern Brasil.[1]

Hippeastrum papilio
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Amaryllidoideae
Genus:	Hippeastrum
Species:	H. papilio
Binomial name
Hippeastrum papilio (Ravenna) Van Scheepen[1]
Synonyms
Amaryllis papilio Ravenna[2]

Description

Colours are variable from white to creamy-green, or dark apple-green with carmine, maroon or purple striations.[3]

Taxonomy

Collected in the 1960s, it was originally described by Pierfelice Ravenna in 1970 as a species of Amaryllis, it was transferred to Hippeastrum by Johan Van Scheepen in 1997.[1][4] Placed in the epiphytic Omphalissa subgenus.[3][5]

Etymology

papilio: Latin Butterfly[6]

Distribution

Tropical rain forests of the Atlantic coast of southern Brazil. While its natural habitat is shrinking, it is becoming increasingly popular in horticulture[3]

Ecology

Epiphytic.[3]

Conservation

Considered endangered.[3]

References

Sources

• The Plant List (2012). "Hippeastrum papilio". Retrieved 31 March 2014.
• GBIF: Hippeastrum papilio
• Pacific Bulb Society: Hippeastrum papilio (image)
• "Hippeastrum papilio". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
• 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. 2008 ISSN 2250-6365
• International Bulb Society: Hippeastrum papilio (image)
• Forzza, R. C. et al. 2010 onwards. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil

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