Hippeastrum mirum

Hippeastrum mirum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Subtribe: Hippeastrinae
Genus: Hippeastrum
Subgenus: Hippeastrum subg. Tocantinia
Species:
H. mirum
Binomial name
Hippeastrum mirum
(Ravenna) Christenh. & Byng
Synonyms[1]
  • Tocantinia mira Ravenna
Watershed of Araguaia and Tocantins river systems (yellow), through Tocantins State (outlined), Brazil

Hippeastrum mirum is a species of herbaceous perennial bulbous flowering plants in the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. It was formerly treated as Tocantinia mira.[1]

Description

The flowers are single, the stigma capitate. Spathe bracts are lanceolate, with a single valve.[2][3]

Distribution and habitat

Tocantinia mira grows in a dry forest of Brazil between the rivers Araguaia and Tocantins.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hippeastrum mirum (Ravenna) Christenh. & Byng". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  2. ^ Garcia et al 2014.
  3. ^ Byng 2014, p. 88.
  4. ^ PBS 2012, Saviello M. 15 Jun 2011.

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