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Hippeastrum evansiae

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Species of flowering plant

Hippeastrum evansiae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Hippeastrum
Species: H. evansiae
Binomial name
Hippeastrum evansiae
(Traub & I.S.Nelson) H.E.Moore
Synonyms

Amaryllis evansiae Traub & I.S.Nelson

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

Description and habitat

Hippeastrum evansiae is rare because their natural habitat is being used for agriculture. Hippeastrum evansiae grows in hot dry forests and prefers a warm and dry winter. It is one of the smallest species in the genus Hippeastrum.

Taxonomy

Described by Traub & I.S.Nelson in 1956, and the name formally accepted in 1963.

References

  1. ^ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Hippeastrum evansiae.
  2. Baileya 4: 86 (1956)
  3. Hippeastrum evansiae in Pacific Bulb Society
  4. "Hippeastrum evansiae". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  5. Baileya 11: 16 (1963)

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Taxon identifiers
Hippeastrum evansiae


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