Hippeastrum cybister

Hippeastrum cybister is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae, native from Bolivia to Argentina.

Description

The stem is nineteen inches tall.

Ecology

The flowering season for H. cybister is Spring to Summer, with dormancy during the Autumn, Winter, and part of the Spring.

Taxonomy

Originally described by William Herbert, and formally named by John Gilbert Baker in 1888.
Synonyms:Sprekelia cybister Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 26: t. 33. 1840. Amaryllis cybister Planch., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 5: t. 455. 1849.Hippeastrum anomalum Lindl. ex Planch., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 5: t. 455. 1849.Hippeastrum deflexum L.B.Sm., Contr. Gray Herb. 124: 6. 1939.Lepidopharynx deflexa Rusby, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 7: 214. 1927.Sprekelia cybister var. brevis Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 26: t. 33. 1840.Sprekelia cybister var. subsexuncialis Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 26: t. 33. 1840.