× ''Amarygia'' is an artificial hybrid genus of the genera ''

Amaryllis ''Amaryllis'' () is the only genus in the subtribe Amaryllidinae (tribe Amaryllideae). It is a small genus of flowering bulbs, with two species. The better known of the two, '' Amaryllis belladonna'', is a native of the Western Cape region of ...

'' and '' Brunsvigia''.

Description

The flowers usually show a closer resemblance to ''Amaryllis'' than to ''Brunsvigia''.

History

According to

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Max Bourke the species was first crossbred by

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, 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

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or closely related pollen strains. The flowers have a

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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'' (a hybrid of ''Amaryllis belladonna'' and ''Brunsvigia orientalis'') * × ''Amarygia parkeri'' (a hybrid of ''Amaryllis belladonna'' and ''Brunsvigia josephiniae'')

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q6175005 Plant nothogenera Amaryllidaceae genera Amaryllidaceae