Curtis's Botanical Magazine

-PLATE-     Plate No. 305

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-COMMON_NAMES-Barbadoes Amaryllis, Lily
-GENUS- Amaryllis
-SPECIES-Amaryllis equestris
-CLASS-Hexandria
-ORDER-Monogynia
-AUTHORITY-Linnaeus
-MODERN_GENUS-Hippeastrum
-MODERN_SPECIES-Hippeastrum puniceum
-MODERN_FAMILY-Liliaceae, alt. Amaryllidaceae
-PLANT_TYPE-perennial
-COLOR-bright red, scarlet or pink
-SEASON- Flowers in April
-NATIVE_REGION- West Indies
-ZONE-     __
-NON_PREF_TERM-SPECIES-Hippeastrum equestre
-SOURCE-The Botanical Magazine
-VOLUME- 9
-PUB_DATE-1795
-REISSUED-     __
-EDITOR-William Curtis
-ARTIST-S. Edwards
-NALPCD-Disc 0416 IMG0049.PCD