-PLATE-        	Plate No. 305
 

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 -COMMON_NAMES-Barbadoes Amaryllis,
 Lily, Barbados Lily, Knight's Star Lily
 -GENUS- Amaryllis
 -SPECIES-Amaryllis equestris
 -CLASS-Hexandria
 -ORDER-Monogynia
 -AUTHORITY-Linnaeus
 
 -MODERN_GENUS-Hippeastrum
 -MODERN_SPECIES-Hippeastrum puniceum
 -MODERN_FAMILY-Amaryllidaceae
 
 -PLANT_TYPE-perennial
 -COLOR-bright red, scarlet or pink
 -SEASON-winter-early spring
 -NATIVE_REGION-Mexico to Chile, Bolivia, Brazil to W 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