Hippeastrum puniceum (Lam.) Kuntze

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Hippeastrum

Characteristics

Perigone-lobes red to orange-red and greenish to whitish at base.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Malaria (unspecified), Pectoral (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Antineoplastic agents (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 23
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Images

Leaf

Hippeastrum puniceum leaf picture by Mad Lin (cc-by-sa)
Hippeastrum puniceum leaf picture by christiane Fazer (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Hippeastrum puniceum flower picture by florent nieddu (cc-by-sa)
Hippeastrum puniceum flower picture by Jeff Harris (cc-by-sa)
Hippeastrum puniceum flower picture by christiane Fazer (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Hippeastrum puniceum world distribution map, present in Australia, Brazil, Sri Lanka, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001046684
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BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 763770
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Synonyms

Hippeastrum puniceum