'''''Hippeastrum''''' is a [[genus]] of about 90 species and 600+ hybrids and cultivars of [[bulb]]ous plants in the family [[Amaryllidaceae]], native to tropical and subtropical regions of [[the Americas]] from [[Argentina]] north to [[Mexico]] and the [[Caribbean]]. Some species are grown for their large showy flowers. These plants are popularly but erroneously known as ''[[Amaryllis]]'', a [[monotypic]] [[Africa]]n genus in the same family. | '''''Hippeastrum''''' is a [[genus]] of about 90 species and 600+ hybrids and cultivars of [[bulb]]ous plants in the family [[Amaryllidaceae]], native to tropical and subtropical regions of [[the Americas]] from [[Argentina]] north to [[Mexico]] and the [[Caribbean]]. Some species are grown for their large showy flowers. These plants are popularly but erroneously known as ''[[Amaryllis]]'', a [[monotypic]] [[Africa]]n genus in the same family. |