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| Amaryllis belladonna L. |
Amaryllis is a monotypic (only one species) genus of plant also known as the Belladonna Lily or naked ladies. Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic The single species, Amaryllis belladonna, is a native of South Africa, particularly the rocky southwest region near the Cape. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa It is often confused with the Hippeastrum, a flowering bulb commonly sold in the winter months for its propensity to bloom indoors. Hippeastrum is a Genus of about 70&ndash75 species and 600+ hybrids and cultivars of Bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to tropical A bulb is an underground vertical Shoot that has modified leaves (or thickened leaf bases that are used as Food Storage organs by A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also House generally refers to a Shelter or Building that is a Dwelling or place for Habitation by Human beings.
Characteristics
It is a bulbous plant, with each bulb being 5-10 cm in diameter. A bulb is an underground vertical Shoot that has modified leaves (or thickened leaf bases that are used as Food Storage organs by It has several strap-shaped, green leaves, 30-50 cm long and 2-3 cm broad, arranged in two rows. In Botany, a leaf is an above-ground Plant organ specialized for Photosynthesis. The leaves are produced in the autumn or early spring in cold climates and eventually die down by late spring. The bulb is then dormant until late summer.
In late summer (August in zone 7) each bulb produces one or two naked stems 30-60 cm tall, each of which bear a cluster of 2 to 12 funnel-shaped flowers at their tops. A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also Each flower is 6-10 cm diameter with six sepals (three outer sepals, three inner petals, with similar appearance to each other). A sepal (from Latin separatus "separate" + petalum "petal" is a part of the flower of Angiosperms or flower plants The usual color is white with crimson veins, but pink or purple also occur naturally. This pattern of flowering at a different time from when foliage appears is the cause of its common name "naked lady". [1]
The species was introduced into cultivation at the beginning of the eighteenth century. However, most of the so-called Amaryllis bulbs sold as 'ready to bloom for the holidays' belong to the allied genus Hippeastrum, despite being labeled as 'Amaryllis' by sellers and nurseries. Hippeastrum is a Genus of about 70&ndash75 species and 600+ hybrids and cultivars of Bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to tropical A nursery is a place where Plants are propagated and grown to usable size Adding to the name confusion, some bulbs of other species with a similar growth and flowering pattern are also sometimes called by another common name for this plant, "naked ladies", even though those species have their own more widely used and accepted common names, such as the Resurrection Lily (Lycoris squamigera).
The name
The botanic name Amaryllis is taken from a shepherdess in Virgil's pastoral "Eclogues," from the Greek αμαρυσσω (Latin amarysso) meaning "to sparkle. Publius Vergilius Maro ( October 15, 70 BCE &ndash September 21, 19 BCE later called Virgilius, and known in English as Virgil or The Bucolics (also called the Eclogues) is the first of the three major works of the Latin Poet Virgil. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. "[2]
It is used as a given name for females. The plant is also known as the "Jersey Lily", named after the Channel Island. The Bailiwick of Jersey ( Jèrriais: Jèrri) is a British Crown dependency off the coast of Normandy, France.
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