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.Pacific Bulb Society: Hippeastrum aulicum
Taxonomy Hippeastrum aulicum was first described by Ker Gawler in 1883.
Synonyms See The Plant List Hippeastrum aulicum in The Plant List 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'.
Cultivation Hippeastrum aulicum is cultivated by specialty flower bulb nurseries as an ornamental plant."For The Love Of Bulbs" Blog: Hippeastrum aulicum . accessed 11.28.2013
References
Sources
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.