Hippeastrum aulicum

Hippeastrum aulicum, the Lily of the Palace, is a bulbous perennial, in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado ecoregions from Brazil to Paraguay, in South America.

Description
Hippeastrum aulicum is a bulbous epiphyte, growing on rocks and trees which has large scarlet flowers with a green throat, usually with four flowers to a stem. It blooms in late summer and autumn.

Taxonomy
Hippeastrum aulicum was first described by Ker Gawler in 1883.

Synonyms
See The Plant List
 * Amaryllis aulica Ker Gawl.
 * Amaryllis aulica var. platypetala Lindl.
 * Amaryllis heuseriana (H.Karst.) Ravenna
 * Amaryllis heuseriana f. campanulata Ravenna
 * Amaryllis robusta Otto & A.Dietr. [Illegitimate]
 * Amaryllis rougieri Carrière
 * Amaryllis tettanii auct.
 * Aulica latifolia Raf.
 * Aulica platypetala (Lindl.) Raf.
 * Aulica striata Raf.
 * Hippeastrum aulicum var. platypetalum (Lindl.) Herb.
 * Hippeastrum aulicum f. robustum (A.Dietr. ex Walp.) Voss
 * Hippeastrum heuserianum H.Karst.
 * Hippeastrum robustum A.Dietr. ex Walp.
 * Hippeastrum tweedianum Herb.
 * Omphalissa aulica (Ker Gawl.) Salisb.
 * Trisacarpis rubra Raf.

Etymology
The species name aulicum comes from the Latin, meaning 'princely'.

Cultivation
Hippeastrum aulicum is cultivated by specialty flower bulb nurseries as an ornamental plant.