Synonym: Hippeastrum equestre
Hippeastrum
Genus: 90 species; over 600 hybrids and cultivars.
Botany: perennial herb; bulb, large, fleshy bulbs; leaves tall, broad, evergreen; flowers large, red or purple.
Clades:
Amaryllidaceae, Amaryllidoideae, Hippeastreae, Hippeastrineae
English: Knight's-star-lily.
Taxonomy: confusion over the names Amaryllis and Hippeastrum
Region: tropical, subtropical, Americas, from Argentina north to Mexico and the Caribbean.