Biology:Hippeastrum elegans

Hippeastrum elegans
	Illustration in Botanical Register; Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment. London 11: t. 876. 1825, as Amaryllis solandriflora var. vittata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Amaryllidoideae
Genus:	Hippeastrum
Species:	H. elegans
Binomial name
	Hippeastrum elegans; (Spreng.) H.E.Moore
Synonyms
	Many, including: Amaryllis elegans Spreng., 1815; Amaryllis elegans var. albostriata; Amaryllis elegans var. ambigua; Amaryllis elegans var. ambigua (Hook.) Traub & Moldenke, 1949; Amaryllis elegans var. divifrancisci Cárdenas, 1960; Amaryllis elegans var. rubrituba (Herb.) Traub, 1958; Amaryllis elegans var. striata (Herb.) Traub, 1958; Amaryllis elegans var. vittata (Lindl.) Traub, 1958; Amaryllis solandriflora var. vittata;

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Hippeastrum elegans is a species of flowering plant. It is native to Central and South America, from Costa Rica to Brazil.

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