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Genus: Hippeastrum
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> Monocotyledons > Order:
Asparagales
> Family: Amaryllidaceae
About 90 species and over 600 hybrids, native from Mexico to
Argentina, and the Caribbean. Two species and one hybrid are cultivated in
southern Africa.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Hippeastrum puniceum (Barbados
lily)
Native to South America and the Caribbean. |
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Hippeastrum reticulatum
Native to Brazil. |
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Hippeastrum x johnsonii |
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