Hippeastrum aulicum explained

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.^[1]

Taxonomy

Hippeastrum aulicum was first described by Ker Gawler in 1883.^[2]

Synonyms

See The Plant List^[3]

• 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

The species name aulicum comes from the Latin, meaning 'princely'.^[4]

Cultivation

Hippeastrum aulicum is cultivated by specialty flower bulb nurseries as an ornamental plant.^[5]

Sources

• Web site: List of Species of the Brazilian Flora. Reflora. Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden. 19 March 2014.
• Zuloaga, F. O., O. Morrone, M. J. Belgrano, C. Marticorena & E. Marchesi. (eds.) 2008. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur (Argentina, Sur de Brasil, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay). Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 107(1): i–xcvi, 1–983; 107(2): i–xx, 985–2286; 107(3): i–xxi, 2287–3348.

Notes and References

1. http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Hippeastrum_aulicum Pacific Bulb Society: Hippeastrum aulicum
2. Web site: Hippeastrum aulicum. Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Gardens. 19 March 2014.
3. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-278091 Hippeastrum aulicum in The Plant List
4. Web site: Griffith. Chuck. Dictionary of Botanical Epithets. 19 March 2014. 2005.
5. http://fortheloveofbulbs.blogspot.com/2011/11/hippeastrum-aulicum-epiphytic-species.html "For The Love Of Bulbs" Blog: Hippeastrum aulicum