
thumb|upright=0.8|Flower, leaves and bulb of Hippeastrum miniatum. [[Francisco Manuel Blanco, Flora de Filipinas 1880–1883]] thumb|upright=0.8|Hippeastrum bulb thumb|upright=0.8|Detail of Hippeastrum flower
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thumb|upright=0.8|Flower, leaves and bulb of Hippeastrum miniatum. [[Francisco Manuel Blanco, Flora de Filipinas 1880–1883]] thumb|upright=0.8|Hippeastrum bulb thumb|upright=0.8|Detail of Hippeastrum flower
Hippeastrum () is a genus of 116 species, and over 600 hybrids and cultivars, of perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, from Mexico south to Argentina and on some islands in the Caribbean. The majority have large, fleshy bulbs and tall, broad, strap-like leaves that are (generally) evergreen, and large red or purple flowers. Numerous colors and cultivars have been created over the past hundred years.
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