Hippeastrum ferreyrae is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Peru.[1]

Hippeastrum ferreyrae
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Hippeastrum
Species:
H. ferreyrae
Binomial name
Hippeastrum ferreyrae
Synonyms

Amaryllis ferreyrae Traub[2]

Description

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Hippeastrum ferreyrae is considered an endangered species according to the IUCN (1997).[3]

Taxonomy

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The species was first described and named by Hamilton Paul Traub in 1950 as Amaryllis ferreyrae. It was transferred to the genus Hippeastrum by Roy Emile Gereau and Lois Brako in 1993.[1]

References

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Sources

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  • The Plant List (2012). "Hippeastrum ferreyrae". Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  • GBIF: Hippeastrum ferreyrae