× Amarygia
× ''Amarygia'' is an artificial hybrid genus of the genera ''Amaryllis'' and ''Brunsvigia''. Description The flowers usually show a closer resemblance to ''Amaryllis'' than to ''Brunsvigia''. History According to botanist Max Bourke the species was first crossbred by John Bidwell, that was undescribed. Bourke proposes the name for the species as "× Amarygia," and the subspecies "× Amarygia parkeri" with Amarygia standing for ameliae. Characteristics The species is unable to reproduce with Atropa bella-donna or closely related pollen strains. The flowers have a Pitcher plant, pitcher like appearance and tilt downward. Seeds in the species start out yellow and then progressively become red over time before hatching. Taxonomy It was published by Raffaele Ciferri and Valerio Giacomini in 1950. Species It has two species: *× Amarygia bidwillii, × ''Amarygia bidwillii'' (a hybrid of ''Amaryllis belladonna'' and ''Brunsvigia orientalis'') *× Amarygia parkeri, × ''Amarygia par ...
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