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Omphalissa
Omphalissa is an unaccepted subgenus of genus ''Hippeastrum'', within the family Amaryllidaceae. Originally described by Richard Anthony Salisbury in 1866. Description Robust habit, two to four large flowers. Perianth with a short tube( 2 mm. Spathe slit to the base. Ribbon-like leaves, 2.5 to 5 cm broad. Many dry, flat seeds. Taxonomy Salisbury originally described the Omphalissa as a subgroup of the Zephyrantheae, then a tribe within the Amaryllidaceae, in which he included ''Amaryllis'' (now ''Hippeastrum'') ''aulica'' and ''A. calyptrata''. This was subsequently more formally defined by John Gilbert Baker in 1888, as a subgenus of ''Hippeastrum ''with six species. Baker's six species were; * '' Hippeastrum aulicum'' * ''Hippeastrum organense'' (now '' Hippeastrum correiense'') * ''Hippeastrum psittacinum'' * '' Hippeastrum calyptratum'' * ''Hippeastrum cybister'' * ''Hippeastrum pardinum'' Other selected species of ''Hippeastrum'' *'' Hippeastrum bukasovii'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippeastrum
''Hippeastrum'' () is a genus of about 90 species and over 600 hybrids and cultivars of perennial herbaceous bulbous plants. They generally have large fleshy bulbs and tall broad leaves, generally evergreen, and large red or purple flowers. ''Hippeastrum'' is a genus in the family Amaryllidaceae (subfamily Amaryllidoideae, tribe Hippeastreae, and subtribe Hippeastrineae). The name ''Hippeastrum'', given to it by William Herbert, means "knight's star", although precisely what Herbert meant by the name is not certain. For many years there was confusion among botanists over the generic names ''Amaryllis'' and ''Hippeastrum'', one result of which is that the common name amaryllis is mainly used for cultivars of this genus, often sold as indoor flowering bulbs particularly at Christmas in the northern hemisphere. By contrast the generic name ''Amaryllis'' applies to bulbs from South Africa, usually grown outdoors. The genus is native to tropical and subtropical regions of the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippeastrum Intiflorum
''Hippeastrum'' () is a genus of about 90 species and over 600 hybrids and cultivars of perennial herbaceous bulbous plants. They generally have large fleshy bulbs and tall broad leaves, generally evergreen, and large red or purple flowers. ''Hippeastrum'' is a genus in the family Amaryllidaceae (subfamily Amaryllidoideae, tribe Hippeastreae, and subtribe Hippeastrineae). The name ''Hippeastrum'', given to it by William Herbert, means "knight's star", although precisely what Herbert meant by the name is not certain. For many years there was confusion among botanists over the generic names ''Amaryllis'' and ''Hippeastrum'', one result of which is that the common name amaryllis is mainly used for cultivars of this genus, often sold as indoor flowering bulbs particularly at Christmas in the northern hemisphere. By contrast the generic name ''Amaryllis'' applies to bulbs from South Africa, usually grown outdoors. The genus is native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippeastrum Hugoi
''Hippeastrum'' () is a genus of about 90 species and over 600 hybrids and cultivars of perennial herbaceous bulbous plants. They generally have large fleshy bulbs and tall broad leaves, generally evergreen, and large red or purple flowers. ''Hippeastrum'' is a genus in the family Amaryllidaceae (subfamily Amaryllidoideae, tribe Hippeastreae, and subtribe Hippeastrineae). The name ''Hippeastrum'', given to it by William Herbert, means "knight's star", although precisely what Herbert meant by the name is not certain. For many years there was confusion among botanists over the generic names ''Amaryllis'' and ''Hippeastrum'', one result of which is that the common name amaryllis is mainly used for cultivars of this genus, often sold as indoor flowering bulbs particularly at Christmas in the northern hemisphere. By contrast the generic name ''Amaryllis'' applies to bulbs from South Africa, usually grown outdoors. The genus is native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippeastrum Bukasovii
''Hippeastrum'' () is a genus of about 90 species and over 600 hybrids and cultivars of perennial herbaceous bulbous plants. They generally have large fleshy bulbs and tall broad leaves, generally evergreen, and large red or purple flowers. ''Hippeastrum'' is a genus in the family Amaryllidaceae (subfamily Amaryllidoideae, tribe Hippeastreae, and subtribe Hippeastrineae). The name ''Hippeastrum'', given to it by William Herbert, means "knight's star", although precisely what Herbert meant by the name is not certain. For many years there was confusion among botanists over the generic names ''Amaryllis'' and ''Hippeastrum'', one result of which is that the common name amaryllis is mainly used for cultivars of this genus, often sold as indoor flowering bulbs particularly at Christmas in the northern hemisphere. By contrast the generic name '' Amaryllis'' applies to bulbs from South Africa, usually grown outdoors. The genus is native to tropical and subtropical regions of the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippeastrum Calyptratum
''Hippeastrum calyptratum'' is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Brazil. Description This species has an approximately 7.5 cm wide, globose bulb, which is enclosed in persistent, brown leaf bases. The bulbs bear 5-6, approximately 45 - 60 cm long, 5 cm wide, light green leaves. The green flowers are produced in Autumn on 2-3 flowered umbels, which are supported by terete, green, about 60 cm long, and about 1.3 - 1.9 cm wide peduncles.Baker, J. G. (1888)"Handbook of the Amaryllideae, including the Alstroemerieae and Agaveae."p. 47. G. Bell. Semi-discoid, flattened seeds are produced in globose-compressed capsule fruits.Hippeastrum calyptratum (Ker Gawl.) Herb. (n.d.). Reflora - Flora E Funga Do Brasil. Retrieved November 15, 2022, from https://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/FB4359 Conservation This species is probably threatened by extinction, however not enough data is currently available on its distribution, and thus the pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippeastrum Iguazuanum
''Hippeastrum iguazuanum'' is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is found from southern Brazil ( Parana) to Argentina (Misiones), although it has been reported in other Brazilian states. Description ''Hippeastrum iguazuanum '' is a rare member of the genus ''Hippeastrum'', considered to be part of the subgenus ''Omphalissa'' (Salisb.) Baker . It is deciduous, flowering in the early Spring (September–October). Flowers are yellow to green, with red veins and banded undulating tepals. Leaves are glaucous, and in some specimens the young leaves are dark purple. Taxonomy First described by Pierfelice Ravenna in 1971, and formally named by Dudley and Williams in 1984T.R.Dudley & M.Williams, ''Taxon'' 33: 271 (1984). Etymology The name derives from its original collection and identification by Ravenna in the Iguazú National Park in Argentina. Ecology ''Hippeastrum iguazuanum '' prefers cliff faces with dense vegetation. Culti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zephyrantheae
Zephyrantheae Salisb. is a now obsolete tribe within the American clade of family Amaryllidaceae ( subfamily Amaryllidoideae), containing five genera (''Habranthus'', ''Pyrolirion'', ''Rhodophiala'', ''Sprekelia'', ''Zephyranthes'').Michael Hickey and Clive King. Common Families of Flowering Plants. Cambridge University Press, 1997 . page 177 Description absent, stem leafless, many, |
Hippeastrum Aulicum
''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 See The Plant List * ''Amaryllis aulica'' Ker Gawl. * ''Amaryllis aulica var. platypetala'' Lindl. * ''Amaryllis heuseriana'' (H.Karst.) Ravenna * ''Amaryllis heuseriana f. campanulata'' Ravenna * ''Amaryllis robusta'' Otto & A.Dietr. llegitimate* ''Amaryllis rougieri'' Carrière * ''Amaryllis tettanii'' auct. * ''Aulica latifolia'' Raf. * ''Aulica platypetala'' (Lindl.) Raf. * ''Aulica striata'' Raf. * ''Hippeastrum aulicum var. platypetalum'' (Lindl.) Herb. * ''Hippeastrum aulicum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippeastrum Cybister
''Hippeastrum cybister'' is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae, native from Bolivia to Argentina. Description The stem is nineteen inches tall. Ecology The flowering season is Spring to Summer, with dormancy during the Autumn, Winter, and part of the Spring. Taxonomy Originally described by William Herbert, and formally named by John Gilbert Baker in 1888. Synonyms: * ''Sprekelia cybister'' Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 26: t. 33. 1840. (Basionym) * ''Amaryllis cybister'' (Herb.) Planch., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 5: t. 455. 1849. * ''Hippeastrum anomalum'' Lindl. ex Planch., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 5: t. 455. 1849. * ''Hippeastrum deflexum'' ( Rusby) L.B.Sm. Lyman Bradford Smith (September 11, 1904 – May 4, 1997) was an American botanist. Smith was born in Winchester, Massachusetts. He studied botany during the 1920s at Harvard University and received his PhD from Harvard in 1930. Between 1928 a ..., Contr. Gray Herb. 124: 6. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flora Of South America
Flora is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous) native plants. Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora, as in the terms '' gut flora'' or '' skin flora''. Etymology The word "flora" comes from the Latin name of Flora, the goddess of plants, flowers, and fertility in Roman mythology. The technical term "flora" is then derived from a metonymy of this goddess at the end of the sixteenth century. It was first used in poetry to denote the natural vegetation of an area, but soon also assumed the meaning of a work cataloguing such vegetation. Moreover, "Flora" was used to refer to the flowers of an artificial garden in the seventeenth century. The distinction between vegetation (the general appearance of a community) and flora (the taxonomic composition of a community) was first made by Jules Thurmann (1849). Prior to this, the two terms were used indiscriminately.Thurmann, J. (1849). ''Essai de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amaryllidoideae
Amaryllidoideae (Amaryllidaceae ''s.s.'', amaryllids) is a subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, order Asparagales. The most recent APG classification, APG III, takes a broad view of the Amaryllidaceae, which then has three subfamilies, one of which is Amaryllidoideae (the old family Amaryllidaceae), and the others are Allioideae (the old family Alliaceae) and Agapanthoideae (the old family Agapanthaceae). The subfamily consists of about seventy genera, with over eight hundred species, and a worldwide distribution. Description The Amaryllidoideae are herbaceous, perennial flowering plants, usually with bulbs (some are rhizomatous). Their fleshy leaves are arranged in two vertical columns, and their flowers are large. Most of them are bulbous geophytes and many have a long history of cultivation as ornamental plants. They are distinguished from the other two Amaryllidaceae subfamilies (Agapanthoideae and Allioideae) by their unique alkaloidal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epiphytic
An epiphyte is an organism that grows on the surface of a plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. The plants on which epiphytes grow are called phorophytes. Epiphytes take part in nutrient cycles and add to both the diversity and biomass of the ecosystem in which they occur, like any other organism. They are an important source of food for many species. Typically, the older parts of a plant will have more epiphytes growing on them. Epiphytes differ from parasites in that they grow on other plants for physical support and do not necessarily affect the host negatively. An organism that grows on another organism that is not a plant may be called an epibiont. Epiphytes are usually found in the temperate zone (e.g., many mosses, liverworts, lichens, and algae) or in the tropics (e.g., many ferns, cacti, orchids, and bromeliads). Epiphyte species make good houseplants due to their minimal water ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
