Hippeastrum cybister | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
Genus: | Hippeastrum |
Species: | H. cybister
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Binomial name | |
Hippeastrum cybister | |
Synonyms | |
Amaryllis cybister (Herb.) Planch.[2] |
Hippeastrum cybister is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae, native from Bolivia to Argentina.[1]
The stem is nineteen inches tall.[3]
The flowering season is Spring to Summer, with dormancy during the Autumn, Winter, and part of the Spring.[3]
Originally described by William Herbert, and formally named by John Gilbert Baker in 1888.[1][4][5]