Hippeastrum aulicum, the Lily of the Palace, is a bulbous perennial, in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado ecoregions from Brazil to Paraguay, in South America.
Description
Hippeastrum aulicum is a bulbous epiphyte, growing on rocks and trees which has large scarlet flowers with a green throat, usually with four flowers to a stem. It blooms in late summer and autumn.
Taxonomy
Hippeastrum aulicum was first described by Ker Gawler in 1883.
Synonyms
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- Amaryllis aulica Ker Gawl.
- Amaryllis aulica var. platypetala Lindl.
- Amaryllis heuseriana (H.Karst.) Ravenna
- Amaryllis heuseriana f. campanulata Ravenna
- Amaryllis robusta Otto & A.Dietr. [Illegitimate]
- Amaryllis rougieri Carrière
- Amaryllis tettanii auct.
- Aulica latifolia Raf.
- Aulica platypetala (Lindl.) Raf.
- Aulica striata Raf.
- Hippeastrum aulicum var. platypetalum (Lindl.) Herb.
- Hippeastrum aulicum f. robustum (A.Dietr. ex Walp.) Voss
- Hippeastrum heuserianum H.Karst.
- Hippeastrum robustum A.Dietr. ex Walp.
- Hippeastrum tweedianum Herb.
- Omphalissa aulica (Ker Gawl.) Salisb.
- Trisacarpis rubra Raf.
Etymology
The species name aulicum comes from the Latin, meaning 'princely'.
Cultivation
Hippeastrum aulicum is cultivated by specialty flower bulb nurseries as an ornamental plant.
References
Sources
- 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(1): iâÂÂxcvi, 1âÂÂ983; 107(2): iâÂÂxx, 985âÂÂ2286; 107(3): iâÂÂxxi, 2287âÂÂ3348.