Hippeastrum cybister explained

Hippeastrum cybister is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae, native from Bolivia to Argentina.

Description

The stem is nineteen inches tall.

Ecology

The flowering season is Spring to Summer, with dormancy during the Autumn, Winter, and part of the Spring.^[1]

Taxonomy

Originally described by William Herbert, and formally named by John Gilbert Baker in 1888.^{[2] [3]}

Synonyms

• Sprekelia cybister Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 26: t. 33. 1840. (Basionym)
• Amaryllis cybister (Herb.) Planch., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 5: t. 455. 1849.
• Hippeastrum anomalum Lindl. ex Planch., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 5: t. 455. 1849.
• Hippeastrum deflexum (Rusby) L.B.Sm., Contr. Gray Herb. 124: 6. 1939.
• Lepidopharynx deflexa Rusby, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 7: 214. 1927.
• Sprekelia cybister var. brevis Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 26: t. 33. 1840.
• Sprekelia cybister var. subsexuncialis Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 26: t. 33. 1840.^[4]

Sources

• Web site: Hippeastrum cybister. 20 March 2014. The Plant List . 2012.
• GBIF: Hippeastrum cybister
• 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/HippeastrumSpeciesOne#cybister Hippeastrum cybister in Pacific Bulb Society
2. http://kiki.huh.harvard.edu/databases/publication_search.php?mode=details&id=2890 John Gilbert Baker. Handbook of the Amaryllideae 1888 (47)
3. Web site: Hippeastrum cybister. 25 March 2014 . Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
4. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-278145 Hippeastrum cybister in PlantList