Hippeastrum elegans

Hippeastrum elegans
Illustration in Botanical Register; Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment. London 11: t. 876. 1825, as Amaryllis solandriflora var. vittata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Amaryllidoideae
Genus:	Hippeastrum
Species:	H. elegans
Binomial name
Hippeastrum elegans (Spreng.) H.E.Moore
Synonyms
Many, including: Amaryllis elegans Spreng., 1815 Amaryllis elegans var. albostriata Amaryllis elegans var. ambigua Amaryllis elegans var. ambigua (Hook.) Traub & Moldenke, 1949 Amaryllis elegans var. divifrancisci Cárdenas, 1960 Amaryllis elegans var. rubrituba (Herb.) Traub, 1958 Amaryllis elegans var. striata (Herb.) Traub, 1958 Amaryllis elegans var. vittata (Lindl.) Traub, 1958 Amaryllis solandriflora var. vittata

Hippeastrum elegans is a species of flowering plant. It is native to Central and South America, from Costa Rica to Brazil.

See also

• List of Hippeastrum species

External links

• Hippeastrum elegans at The Plant List