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It was described by Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle in 1788 as one of a number of species of Amaryllis, Amaryllis reticulata, [4] [8] it was later recognised by Herbert in 1824 as a member of the separate South American genus Hippeastrum rather than Amaryllis which is confined to South Africa, and thus as Hippeastrum reticulatum (L'Hér.)
Amaryllis (/ ˌ æ m ə ˈ r ɪ l ɪ s /) [1] is the only genus in the subtribe Amaryllidinae (tribe Amaryllideae).It is a small genus of flowering bulbs, with two species.The better known of the two, Amaryllis belladonna, is a native of the Western Cape region of South Africa, particularly the rocky southwest area between the Olifants River Valley and Knysna.
Amaryllis require a period of dormancy to bloom. This happens naturally for outdoor planted bulbs, but you need to help if your amaryllis is a houseplant. To send the plant into dormancy, remove ...
When found in the wild, Amaryllis belladonna is pollinated by hawk moths and carpenter bees. The flower has a long-tubed, pale perianth , which fully expands at night. This flower will then release a sweet fragrance, that contains acyclic terpenoid alcohol , linalool and abundant nectar , that attracts pollinators to it. [ 10 ]
The dormant or resting period may be in summer or winter, or may depend on rainfall, as in the tropics. [11] The different strategies enable bulbous plants to survive adverse conditions such as extremely hot and dry summers, very cold winters, or periods of drought. [citation needed]
Linnaeus described the type genus Amaryllis, from which the family derives its name, in his Species Plantarum in 1753, [8] with nine species, in the Hexandria monogynia (i.e. six stamens and one pistil) [9] containing 51 genera in total [10] in his sexual classification scheme. The name Amaryllis had been applied to a number of plants over the ...
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