Hippeastrum pardinum


Hippeastrum pardinum is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae, from Peru to Bolivia. Originally collected in 1866 by Richard Pearce, it was used in breeding programmes.

Description

Vermilion spots on a yellowish background, resembling a leopard skin. Short or nearly absent flower tube, floral segments broad, recurved and spreading. Flowers 18 cm in diameter.

Taxonomy

Described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1867 as Amaryllis, but transferred to Hippeastrum by Henry Honywood Dombrain.