World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Amaryllis equestris var. major Ker Gawl., Bot. Reg. 3: t. 234 (1817).

This name is a synonym.

Homotypic Names:
Accepted Name:	Hippeastrum puniceum subsp. puniceum.
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Hippeastrum equestre var. majus (Ker Gawl.) Herb., Bot. Reg. 7(App.): 31 (1821). Amaryllis belladonna var. major (Ker Gawl.) Traub & Moldenke, Amaryllis Manual: 123 (1949). Hippeastrum puniceum var. majus (Ker Gawl.) Marais, Kew Bull. 30: 40 (1975). Amaryllis belladonna subsp. major (Ker Gawl.) Ravenna, Pl. Life 37: 65 (1981).
Original Compiler:	R.Govaerts