Details for: PI 688490, Hippeastrum hybr., 'Pink Sapphire'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Hippeastrum hybr.
Cultivar:
'Pink Sapphire'
Origin:
–
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
14 Sep 2018
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
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This is historical information about this accession. It no longer exists and can not be requested.
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Hippeastrum hybr.
Cultivar:
'Pink Sapphire'
Origin:
–
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
14 Sep 2018
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Pink Sapphire'
Type: Cultivar name
Meerow, Alan W. USDA, ARS

Narrative
Hippeastrum x hybridum ‘Pink Sapphire’ is a complex, fifth generation hybrid that began with a primary hybrid of H. ambiguum x H. papilio, with successive introgression of H. brasilianum and the cultivars ‘Bouquet’, ‘Christmas Gift’, ‘Mt. Blanc’ and ‘Rilona’. It is unique for its highly reflective, almost fluorescent coloration.
Hippeastrum hybr.
Genus:
Hippeastrum
Family:
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:
Amaryllidoideae
Tribe:
Hippeastreae
Nomen number:

312386
Comment:
interim designation used in GRIN for Hippeastrum hybrids which lack an acceptable binomial
Verified:
09/17/1987 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Hippeastrum ×hybridum hort.

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