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.

Hippeastrum aulicum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Hippeastrum
Species:
H. aulicum
Binomial name
Hippeastrum aulicum
Hippeastrum aulicum is native to Brazil and Paraguay[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Amaryllis aulica Ker Gawl.
  • Omphalissa aulica (Ker Gawl.) Salisb.
  • Amaryllis aulica var. platypetala Lindl.
  • Amaryllis heuseriana (H.Karst.) Ravenna
  • Amaryllis heuseriana f. campanulata Ravenna
  • Amaryllis robusta Otto & A.Dietr.
  • Amaryllis rougieri Carrière
  • Amaryllis tettaui Neubert
  • 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 tweedieanum Herb.
  • Trisacarpis rubra Raf.
Hippeastrum aulicum

Description

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Immature Hippeastrum aulicum (Ker Gawl.) Herb. bulb

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.[3]

Taxonomy

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Hippeastrum aulicum was first described by Ker Gawler in 1883.[1][4]

Synonyms

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See The Plant List [5]

  • 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

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The species name aulicum comes from the Latin, meaning 'princely'.[6]

Cultivation

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Hippeastrum aulicum is cultivated by specialty flower bulb nurseries as an ornamental plant.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: H. aulicum.
  2. ^ a b "Hippeastrum aulicum (Ker Gawl.) Herb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  3. ^ Pacific Bulb Society: Hippeastrum aulicum
  4. ^ "Hippeastrum aulicum". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Gardens. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  5. ^ Hippeastrum aulicum in The Plant List
  6. ^ Griffith, Chuck (2005). "Dictionary of Botanical Epithets". Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  7. ^ "For The Love Of Bulbs" Blog: Hippeastrum aulicum . accessed 11.28.2013

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