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-PLATE-        Plate No. 453
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-COMMON_NAMES-Mexican Lily, Amaryllis,
Knight's Star Lily
-GENUS-Amaryllis
-SPECIES-Amaryllis reginae
-CLASS-Hexandria
-ORDER-Monogynia
-AUTHORITY-Linnaeus

-MODERN_GENUS-Hippenstrum 
-MODERN_SPECIES-Hippeastrum reginae
-MODERN_FAMILY-Amaryllidaceae

-PLANT_TYPE-perennial
-COLOR-bright red with a large green-white star in throat
-SEASON-     __
-NATIVE_REGION-Mexico to Peru, Brazil, W Indes, W Africa
-ZONE-     __

-SOURCE-The Botanical Magazine
-VOLUME-13
-PUB_DATE-1799
-REISSUED-    __
-EDITOR-William Curtis
-ARTIST-S. Edwards, Sansum
-NALPCD-Disc 0414 IMG0069.PCD