Thank you very much Ganesh Sir for all these info on Lycoris & Hippeastrum.
But your fourth image, specially the anthers, matches with the flowers in my another post at - https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/SdvtSZa_L4Q ! Moreover, the plant in the above post have many leaves while the plants in this post have very few leaves. This doesn't matches with the description you provided on Lycoris. Regards, surajit On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 6:55 PM, Ganesh M. Pradhan <geemprad...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hello Shetur-ji, > > I am not a botanist so will not be able to give scientific details. My > input here is from a purely horticultural aspect having grown Lycoris and > Hippeastrum (hybrids and a few species) commercially..Both Lycoris and > Hippeastrum are bulbous, decidous/dormant (in respective season) plants and > they belong to the family Amaryllidaceae. Lycoris is of Asian origin > (China/Japan) while Hippeastrum is native to South America > (Argentina/Brazil). Lycoris are winter growers and flower in summer after > loosing their leaves. Hippeastrum go dormant in winter and flower from > early spring before continuing their growth. > > I am attaching picture of Lycoris radiata and Lycoris aurea. Both these > species flower for us in Kalimpong from mid August through September. > Hippeastrum roseum and Hippeastrum puniceum have just finished flowering > for us...April/May . I am listing a few links below which might provide > further information. > > http://botanyboy.org/japans-orange-surprise-lily-lycoris-sanguinea/ > > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Lycoris > > ** **Hippeastrum roseum synonym > > http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-278270 > > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Rhodophiala > > You will find from the last two links that Hippeastrum roseum is actually > a synonym of Rhodophiala rosea. Couldn't get more complicated than that! > Lycoris aurea and Lycros radiata are grown in villages by farmers and in > the many flower nurseries in Kaimpong as a commercial crop. During the > summer, in the "haat bazaar" of Kalimpong (Saturday and Wednesday), > villagers can be seen selling bunches of Lycoris cut flowers along with > vegetables, fruits, goats and chickens! The accompanying photo of the haat > bazaar was taken in early October and you can see some bunches of Lycoris > aurea flowers below the green bananas hanging from the wall. > > More confusion. Most "Amaryllis" hybrids sold commercially are actually > Hippeastrum Hybrids!! > > > Hope this information is of use to you. > > > Ganesh M. Preadhan > > > > > > On Tuesday, 8 May 2012 11:56:50 UTC+5:30, shetur wrote: >> >> Hello Ganesh ji, >> >> How do you differentiate between Hippeastrum roseum and Lycoris >> Sanguinea. Please let me know if posiible as net is full of confusing >> information! >> Thank you. >> >> >> >> * Surajit ji,* >> beautiful pictures. Looks like a jungle out there; what a sight! >> Thanks for sharing. >> >> On Monday, May 7, 2012 6:36:09 PM UTC+5:30, Ganesh M. Pradhan wrote: >>> >>> I think this would be Hippeastrum roseum. >>> >>> Ganesh M. Pradhan >>> >>> On Friday, 4 May 2012 22:12:17 UTC+5:30, surajit koley wrote: >>>> >>>> Sir / Madam, >>>> >>>> Found these beautiful flowers in the wild. This was a wonderful gift >>>> from my beloved colleague Mrs. M. Chatterjee who passed me the breaking >>>> news! >>>> >>>> Species : *Lycoris sanguinea* Maxim. >>>> Habit & Habitat : wild herb, roadside >>>> Date : 04-05-12, 10.30 a.m. >>>> Place : Garalgacha (Hooghly), WB >>>> ID help : 1) https://groups.google.com/**forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/** >>>> indiantreepix/lycoris/**indiantreepix/WGfUqrvXmis/**Us3R7iDWBqcJ<https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#%21searchin/indiantreepix/lycoris/indiantreepix/WGfUqrvXmis/Us3R7iDWBqcJ> >>>> 2) >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/**wiki/Lycoris_(plant)<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoris_%28plant%29> >>>> >>>> Thank you & Regards, >>>> >>>> Surajit Koley >>>> >>>
