-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-Hippenstrum 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