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Barbados Lily
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Barbados Lily

Hippeastrum puniceum (Lam.) Voss

Names

EnglishBarbados Lily
Dutch—
SpanishAzucena roja
Chinese橙飞燕朱顶红
Scientific nameHippeastrum puniceum (Lam.) Voss

About this species

Hippeastrum puniceum is a bulbous perennial native to tropical regions of South America, although it has become naturalized elsewhere. Common names include Barbados lily, Easter lily, cacao lily, cocoa lily and amaryllis lily, although it is neither a lily nor a species of Amaryllis.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAmaryllidaceae
GenusHippeastrum

In Suriname

18Records in Suriname
3iNaturalist observations
1827First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini4
  • Brokopondo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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