Sprekelia formosissima

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Amaryllidoideae
Tribus: Hippeastreae
Subtribus: Hippeastrinae
Genus: Sprekelia
Species: Sprekelia formosissima
Name

Sprekelia formosissima (L.) Herb., App. (Bot. Reg.) 35. 1821.
Synonyms

Basionym

Amaryllis formosissima L., Sp. Pl.: 293. 1753.

Homotypic

Hippeastrum formosissimum (L.) Loudon, Encycl. Pl.: 1542. 1829.

Heterotypic

Amaryllis formosa Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 234. 1796.
Amaryllis karwinskii Zucc., Allg. Gartenzeitung 2: 245. 1834.
Sprekelia clintiae Traub, Pl. Life 21: 64. 1965.
Sprekelia formosissima var. glauca (Lindl.) Baker, Handb. Amaryll. 38. 1888.
Sprekelia formosissima var. karwinskii (Lindl.) Baker, Handb. Amaryll. 38. 1888.
Sprekelia formosissima var. ringens (Lindl.) Baker, Handb. Amaryll. 38. 1888.
Sprekelia glauca Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 26(Misc.): 49. 1840.
Sprekelia heisteri Trew ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 507. 1850.
Sprekelia karwinskii (Zucc.) M.Roem., Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 4: 144. 1847.
Sprekelia ringens C.Morren, Ann. Soc. Roy. Agric. Gand 2: 133. 1846.
Sprekelia stenopetala Lem., Hort. Universel 5: 227. 1844.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Mexico
Mexico Central; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Herbert, W. , An Appendix 35. 1821.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Sprekelia formosissima in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 01. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Sprekelia formosissima. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 01 2018.
Tropicos.org 2018. Sprekelia formosissima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 01.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sprekelia formosissima in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names
English: Jacobean Lily