Hippeastrum
Appendix, 31. 1821.
| Taxon | Illustrator ⠉ | |
|---|---|---|
 | Habranthus tubispathus Hippeastrum puniceum Hymenocallis occidentalis var. occidentalis | Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey Kimberly J. Martin Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey |
Herbs, perennial, scapose, glabrous, from globose bulbs. Leaves few, basal; blade liguliform, fleshy, parallel-veined, margins entire, apex tapering. Scape hollow. Inflorescences umbellate, bracteate; bracts 2, scarious. Flowers spreading to slightly drooping, syntepalous; perianth connate proximally, funnelform to campanulate, with minute corona reduced to small crown inserted on throat of tube; tepals 6 in 2 whorls of 3, outer slightly shorter than inner; stamens inserted on perianth-tube, declinate, subequal; filaments slender; ovary inferior, ellipsoid; style slender, ca. equaling tepals; stigma capitate or slightly 3-lobed. Fruits capsular, dehiscence loculicidal. Seeds few-to-many.
Distribution
c America, West Indies, South America, w Africa
Discussion
Species ca. 75 (1 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
"broad" is not a number."thicker" is not a number.