Hippeastrum curupira Campos-Rocha & M.Peixoto

, Pl. Ecol. Evol. 156(2): 240 (2023).
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77322619-1
Publication
Plant Ecology and Evolution
Collation
156(2): 240
Date of Publication
6 Jul 2023
Family as entered in IPNI
Amaryllidaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
A.Campos-Rocha 1989
Locality
Ilhéus, distrito de Castelo Novo, no sub-bosque da mata, florescimento em cultivo no município de Mogi das Cruzes-SP
Collection Date
29 Aug 2018
Type Herbaria
holotype UEC
Distribution Of Types
Bahia (Brazil Northeast, Brazil, Southern America)

Nomenclatural Notes

[epublished]

Remarks

doi:10.5091/plecevo.95601 Etymology: the specific epithet honours one of the most traditional and popular mythical characters of Brazilian folklore, the Curupira. It is treated as a noun in apposition.