Hippeastrum cybister

Hippeastrum cybister
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Subtribe: Hippeastrinae
Genus: Hippeastrum
Species: H. cybister
Binomial name
Hippeastrum cybister
(Herb.) Benth. ex Baker [1]
Synonyms

Amaryllis cybister (Herb.) Planch.[2]

Hippeastrum cybister is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the Amaryllidaceae family, native from Bolivia to Argentina.[1]

Description

The stem is nineteen inches tall.[3]

Ecology

The flowering season is Spring to Summer, with dormancy during the Autumn, Winter, and part of the Spring.[3]

Taxonomy

Originally described by William Herbert, and formally named by John Gilbert Baker in 1888.[1][4][5]

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References

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