Curtis's Botanical Magazine

-PLATE-        Plate No. 47

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-COMMON_NAMES- Jacobaean Amaryllis,
Jacobean Lily, St James  Lily,
Aztec Lily
-GENUS- Amaryllis
-SPECIES-Amaryllis formosissima
-CLASS-Hexandria
-ORDER-Monogynia
-AUTHORITY-Linnaeus

-MODERN_GENUS-Sprekelia
-MODERN_SPECIES-Sprekelia formosissima
-MODERN_FAMILY-Amaryllidaceae

-PLANT_TYPE-herb
-COLOR-pale red
-SEASON-spring - early summer
-NATIVE_REGION-Mexico
-ZONE-9

-SOURCE-The Botanical Magazine
-VOLUME-2
-PUB_DATE-1788
-REISSUED-1796
-EDITOR-William Curtis
-ARTIST-Sowerby
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