Amaryllis belladonna

Amaryllis belladonna, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Amaryllidoideae
Tribus: Amaryllideae
Subtribus: Amaryllidinae
Genus: Amaryllis
Species: Amaryllis belladonna

Name

Amaryllis belladonna L., Sp. Pl. 1: 293 (1753), nom. cons.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Coburgia belladonna (L.) Herb. ex Sims, Bot. Mag. 47: t. 2113. 1819.
  • Leopoldia belladonna (L.) M.Roem., Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 4: 129. 1847.
• Heterotypic
  • Amaryllis blanda Ker Gawl., Bot. Mag. 35: t. 1450. 1812.
  • Amaryllis longipetala Lem., Ill. Hort. 13(Misc.): 78. 1866.
  • Amaryllis obliqua L.f. ex Savage, Herbertia 4: 98. 1937.
  • Amaryllis pallida Delile in P.J.Redouté, Liliac. 8: t. 479. 1815.
  • Amaryllis pudica Ker Gawl., J. Sci. Arts (London) 2: 348. 1817.
  • Amaryllis regalis Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 232. 1796.
  • Amaryllis rosea Lam., Encycl. 1: 122. 1783.
  • Belladonna blanda (Ker Gawl.) Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 506. 1830.
  • Belladonna pallida (Delile) Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 506. 1830.
  • Belladonna pudica (Ker Gawl.) Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 506. 1830.
  • Belladonna purpurascens Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 506. 1830.
  • Brunsvigia blanda (Ker Gawl.) L.S.Hannibal, Herbertia 9: 146. 1943.
  • Brunsvigia major Traub, Pl. Life 19: 59. 1963.
  • Brunsvigia rosea (Lam.) L.S.Hannibal, Herbertia 9: 101. 1943.
  • Brunsvigia rosea var. blanda (Ker Gawl.) Traub, Pl. Life 16:. 1960.
  • Brunsvigia rosea var. elata L.S.Hannibal, Herbertia 10: 63. 1943.
  • Brunsvigia rosea var. longipetala (Lem.) Traub, Pl. Life 6: 61. 1950.
  • Brunsvigia rosea var. major L.S.Hannibal, Herbertia 10: 64. 1943.
  • Brunsvigia rosea var. minor L.S.Hannibal, Herbertia 10: 65. 1943.
  • Brunsvigia rosea var. pallida (Delile) L.S.Hannibal, Herbertia 10: 63. 1943.
  • Brunsvigia rosea var. pudica (Ker Gawl.) L.S.Hannibal, Herbertia 10: 63. 1943.
  • Callicore rosea (Lam.) Link, Handbuch 1: 193. 1829.
  • Coburgia blanda (Ker Gawl.) Herb. ex Sims, Bot. Mag. 47: t. 2113. 1819.
  • Coburgia pallida (Delile) Herb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 4: 181. 1821.
  • Coburgia pudica (Ker Gawl.) Herb. ex Sims, Bot. Mag. 47: t. 2113. 1819.
  • Coburgia rosea (Lam.) Gouws, Pl. Life 5: 64. 1949.
  • Imhofia rosea (Lam.) Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 118. 1866), nom. inval.
  • Zephyranthes pudica (Ker Gawl.) D.Dietr., Syn. Pl. 2: 1176. 1840.

Homonyms

• Amaryllis belladonna E.Mey. ex Steud. = Hippeastrum puniceum.
  • This name is not accepted by:Read, V.M. 2004. Hippeastrum the gardener's amaryllis. 296 pp. Timber Press, Portland, Cambridge. [incorrectly as Hippeastrum equestre].

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe (all introduced) Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain Regional: Southwestern Europe Corse, Portugal. Continental: Africa Regional: Macaronesia (all introduced) Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Zaïre (introduced) Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces. Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean Ascension (introduced). Continental: Australasia (all introduced) Regional: Australia New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia. Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North, New Zealand South. Continental: Northern America (all introduced) Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Louisiana. Regional: Mexico Mexico Central. Continental: Southern America (all introduced) Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti. Regional: Southern South America Juan Fernández Islands. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 293. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Amaryllis belladonna in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 March 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Amaryllis belladonna. Published online. Accessed: March 29 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Amaryllis belladonna. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 March 2018.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Maartblom
العربية: أمارلس ست الحسن
čeština: Amarylka krásná
Cymraeg: Lili Jersey
dansk: Belladonnalilj
Deutsch: Belladonnalilie
English: March Lily
español: Amariles
فارسی: آماریلیس بلادونا
suomi: Amaryllis
français: Amaryllis belladonne
hornjoserbsce: Prawa amarylis
magyar: Hölgyliliom
日本語: ホンアマリリス
kernowek: arlodhesow noth
മലയാളം: അമരില്ലിസ് ബെല്ലഡോണ
Nederlands: Belladonnalelie
русский: Амариллис белладонна
slovenčina: Amarylka krásna
svenska: Kapamaryllis
українська: Амариліс прекрасний

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