Amaryllidaceae

Barbados lily

Hippeastrum puniceum (Lam.) Voss

Family: Amaryllidaceae
Genus: Hippeastrum

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Common names

By language (7)

Arabic: نجمة الفارس القرمزية
Cantonese: 石榴朱頂蘭, 大紅朱頂蘭, 石蒜花, 華胄蘭
Chinese: 大红朱顶红, 孤挺花
English: Barbados lily
Haitian Creole: Lis wouj
Malayalam: ഈസ്റ്റർ ലില്ലി
Swedish: Rubinamaryllis

Synonyms

Amaryllis barbata (Herb.) Traub
Amaryllis barreirasa Traub
Amaryllis belladonna E.Mey. ex Steud.
Amaryllis belladonna subsp. barbata (Herb.) Ravenna
Amaryllis belladonna subsp. haywardii (Traub & Uphof) Ravenna
Amaryllis belladonna subsp. major (Ker Gawl.) Ravenna
Amaryllis belladonna var. barbata (Herb.) Traub & Moldenke
Amaryllis belladonna var. major (Ker Gawl.) Traub & Moldenke
Amaryllis belladonna var. semiplena (Herb.) Traub & Moldenke
Amaryllis biflora Sessé & Moc.
Amaryllis brasiliensis Andrews
Amaryllis crociflora (Rusby) Traub & Uphof
Amaryllis dubia L.
Amaryllis equestris Aiton
Amaryllis equestris var. major Ker Gawl.
Amaryllis ignescens Regel
Amaryllis punicea Lam.
Amaryllis pyrrhocroa W.Bull
Amaryllis roezlii Regel
Amaryllis spathacea (Sims) Sweet
Aschamia equestris (Aiton) Salisb.
Crinum barbatum L. ex Herb.
Hippeastrum barbatum Herb.
Hippeastrum barreirasum (Traub) H.E.Moore
Hippeastrum crociflorum Rusby
Hippeastrum equestre (Aiton) Herb.
Hippeastrum equestre var. majus (Ker Gawl.) Herb.
Hippeastrum equestre var. minus Herb.
Hippeastrum equestre var. semiplenum Herb.
Hippeastrum equestre var. wolteri Wittm.
Hippeastrum ignescens Regel
Hippeastrum occidentale M.Roem.
Hippeastrum puniceum f. barbatum (Herb.) Voss
Hippeastrum puniceum f. pyrrochroum (Lem.) Voss
Hippeastrum puniceum f. roezlii (Regel) Voss
Hippeastrum puniceum f. spathaceum (Sims) Voss
Hippeastrum puniceum var. majus (Ker Gawl.) Marais
Hippeastrum purpureum Kuntze
Hippeastrum pyrrochroum Lem.
Hippeastrum roezlii (Regel) Baker

and 3 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

Photo: David E Mead, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: benvancitters, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: joao Batista, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Figueroa Figueroa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.