Hippeastrum pardinum

Hippeastrum pardinum is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae, from Peru to Bolivia.[2] Originally collected in 1866 by Richard Pearce, it was used in breeding programmes.[4]

Hippeastrum pardinum
Hippeastrum pardinum[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Amaryllidoideae
Genus:	Hippeastrum
Species:	H. pardinum
Binomial name
Hippeastrum pardinum (Hook.f.) Dombrain [2]
Synonyms
Amaryllis pardina Hook.f.[3]

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.[4]

Taxonomy

Described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1867 as Amaryllis, but transferred to Hippeastrum by Henry Honywood Dombrain.[2]

Images

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  Hippeastrum pardinum[1]
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References

1. Amaryllis pardinia in Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe, vol. XVII (1867-1868)
2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Hippeastrum pardinum.
3. Bot. Mag. 93: t. 5645 (1867)
4. Veitch, James Herbert (2011). Hortus Veitchii: A History of the Rise and Progress of the Nurseries of Messrs James Veitch and Sons. Cambridge University Press. p. 468. ISBN 1-108-03736-4. In Veitch (2011)

Sources

• The Plant List (2012). "Hippeastrum pardinum". Retrieved 20 March 2014.
• GBIF: Hippeastrum pardinum
• "Hippeastrum pardinum". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
• 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