Hippeastrum pardinum explained

Hippeastrum pardinum is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae, from Peru to Bolivia. Originally collected in 1866 by Richard Pearce, it was used in breeding programmes.

Description

Vermilion spots on a yellowish background, resembling a leopard skin. Short or nearly absent flower tube, floral segments broad, recurved and spreading. Flowers 18 cm in diameter.^[1]

Taxonomy

Described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1867 as Amaryllis, but transferred to Hippeastrum by Henry Honywood Dombrain.

Sources

• Web site: Hippeastrum pardinum. 20 March 2014. The Plant List . 2012.
• GBIF: Hippeastrum pardinum
• Web site: Hippeastrum pardinum. 25 March 2014 . Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
• International Bulb Society: Hippeastrum pardinum (image)
• Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: i–xl, 1–1286.
• Macbride, J. F. 1936. Amaryllidaceae, Flora of Peru. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(1/3): 631–690.
• L'Illustration Horticole. Ghent & Brussels 14:(Misc.) 46. 1867

Notes and References

1. Book: Veitch, James Herbert. James Herbert Veitch. Hortus Veitchii: A History of the Rise and Progress of the Nurseries of Messrs James Veitch and Sons. 2011. 468. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-108-03736-5. In