[pbs] Longwinded: On Galleries and Hippeastrum striatum & puniceum?
Jim lykos
jimlykos at optusnet.com.au
Wed Dec 13 01:34:33 EST 2006
Hi Robert,
The problem for us all is that there is no definitive monograph on
Hippeastrum since the Amaryllis manual by H. Traub, and much has changed
taxomonically since that manual was printed. I think there is confusion
amongst most of us Hippeastrum growers about the identity of a number of
look alike Hippeastrums with orange colouration and greenish white throats.
There is a degree of similarity between - H. puniceum, straitum,
blossfeldiae and what was known in collections as H. equestre and
pulverulentum; apart from the fact that they all grow naturally in Brazil
and one can expect a notable degree of variation in their natural
populations - particularly when they are geographically separated.
I have faith in Mauro Peixoto's site for defining images of Hippeastrum
species native to Brazil - and you will note that he shows 4 varieties
(regional variants) of H. striatum. The URL is:
http://mpeixoto.sites.uol.com.br/amaryl/fotoamaryl2.html
My own breeding experience of a H. striatum? that looks identical to the one
called H. striatum var Petiolatum is that its an exceptionally fertile
plant - and so I suspect its either a polyploidal form or a natural hybrid,
either option creating a broader spectrum of colour and shape possibilities.
Cheers
Jim Lykos
SydneyAustralia
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