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24-502: (Redirected from Naked Lady ) Naked lady or naked ladies may refer to several plants: Amaryllis , the only genus in the subtribe Amaryllidinae Colchicum autumnale , an autumn-blooming flowering plant Euphorbia tirucalli , a tree that grows in semi-arid tropical climate Lycoris squamigera , a plant in the amaryllis family See also [ edit ] Naked Lady (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Index of plants with

48-498: A dry resting period between leaf growth and flower spike production. One or two leafless stems arise from the bulb in the dry ground in late summer (March in its native habitat and August in USDA zone 7 ). The plant has a symbiotic relationship with carpenter bees . It is also visited by noctuid moths at night. The relative importance of these insects as pollinators has not yet been established; however, carpenter bees are thought to be

72-660: A hybrid called ×  Amarcrinum , which has named cultivars. Hybrids said to be between Amaryllis belladonna and Brunsvigia josephinae have been called ×  Amarygia . Neither hybrid genus name is accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families . Floral symmetry#zygomorphic Uncommonly, flowers may have no axis of symmetry at all, typically because their parts are spirally arranged. Most flowers are actinomorphic ("star shaped", "radial"), meaning they can be divided into three or more identical sectors which are related to each other by rotation about

96-633: A roughly radially symmetric inflorescence of the form known as a head, capitulum, or pseudanthium . Peloria or a peloric flower is the aberration in which a plant that normally produces zygomorphic flowers produces actinomorphic flowers instead. This aberration can be developmental, or it can have a genetic basis: the CYCLOIDEA gene controls floral symmetry. Peloric Antirrhinum plants have been produced by knocking out this gene. Many modern cultivars of Sinningia speciosa ("gloxinia") have been bred to have peloric flowers as they are larger and showier than

120-520: A similar growth and flowering pattern; some of these have their own widely used and accepted common names, such as the resurrection lily ( Lycoris squamigera ). In areas of its native habitat with mountainous fynbos , flowering tends to be suppressed until after bush fires as dense overhead vegetation prevents growth. In more open sandy areas of the Western Cape, the plant flowers annually. Plants tend to be very localized in dense concentrations due to

144-406: Is declinate, stigma is three-lobed. Ovules are approx. 8 per locule . Seeds are compressed-globose, white to pink. The number of chromosomes is 2 n = 22. The single genus is in subtribe Amaryllidinae, in the tribe Amaryllideae . The taxonomy of the genus has been controversial. In 1753 Carl Linnaeus created the name Amaryllis belladonna , the type species of the genus Amaryllis . At

168-470: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Amaryllis See text . Amaryllis ( / ˌ æ m ə ˈ r ɪ l ɪ s / ) is the only genus in the subtribe Amaryllidinae ( tribe Amaryllideae ). It is a small genus of flowering bulbs , with two species. The better known of the two, Amaryllis belladonna , is a native of the Western Cape region of South Africa, particularly

192-769: Is one of numerous genera with the common name 'lily' due to their flower shape and growth habit. However, they are only distantly related to the true lily, Lilium . In the Victorian language of flowers , amaryllis means "love, beauty, and determination", and can also represent hope and achievement. Amaryllis is a bulbous plant, with each bulb being 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in) in diameter. It has several strap-shaped, hysteranthous , green leaves with midrib , 30–50 cm (12–20 in) long and 2–3 cm (0.79–1.18 in) broad, arranged in two rows. Each bulb produces one or two leafless, stout, persistent and erect stems 30–60 cm (12–24 in) tall, each of which bears at

216-622: The Cape Provinces of South Africa: Amaryllidinae are placed within Amaryllideae as follow: These are phylogenetically related as follows: Subtribe Amaryllidinae Subtribe Boophoninae Subtribe Strumariinae Subtribe Crininae The name Amaryllis is taken from a shepherdess in Virgil 's pastoral Eclogues , (from the Greek ἀμαρύσσω , amarysso , 'to sparkle'. Although

240-555: The lily ( Lilium , Liliaceae ) and the buttercup ( Ranunculus , Ranunculaceae ). Zygomorphic (" yoke shaped", "bilateral" – from the Greek ζυγόν, zygon , yoke, and μορφή, morphe , shape) flowers can be divided by only a single plane into two mirror-image halves, much like a yoke or a person's face. Examples are orchids and the flowers of most members of the Lamiales (e.g., Scrophulariaceae and Gesneriaceae ). Some authors prefer

264-406: The 1987 decision settled the question of the scientific name of the genus, the common name 'amaryllis' continues to be used differently. Bulbs sold as amaryllis and described as "ready to bloom for the holidays" belong to the allied genus Hippeastrum . The common name "naked lady" comes from the plant's pattern of flowering when the foliage has died down. This name is also used for other bulbs with

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288-554: The West Coast of the US since these environments mimic their native South African habitat. Hardiness zones 6–8. It is also naturalized in Australia. There is an Amaryllis belladonna hybrid which was bred in the 1800s in Australia. No one knows the exact species it was crossed with to produce color variations of white, cream, peach, magenta and nearly red hues. The hybrids were crossed back onto

312-445: The center of the flower. Typically, each sector might contain one tepal or one petal and one sepal and so on. It may or may not be possible to divide the flower into symmetrical halves by the same number of longitudinal planes passing through the axis: oleander is an example of a flower without such mirror planes. Actinomorphic flowers are also called radially symmetrical or regular flowers. Other examples of actinomorphic flowers are

336-799: The debate, which took place from 1938 onwards and involved botanists on both sides of the Atlantic . The outcome was a decision by the 14th International Botanical Congress in 1987 that Amaryllis L. should be a conserved name (i.e. correct regardless of priority) and ultimately based on a specimen of the South African Amaryllis belladonna from the Clifford Herbarium at the Natural History Museum in London. As of October 2020 , Amaryllis had only two accepted species, both native to

360-494: The main pollinators of amaryllis on the Cape Peninsula . The plant's main parasite is the lily borer Brithys crini and/or Diaphone eumela . Amaryllis belladonna was introduced into cultivation at the beginning of the eighteenth century. It reproduces slowly by either bulb division or seeds and has gradually naturalized from plantings in urban and suburban areas throughout the lower elevations and coastal areas in much of

384-431: The original Amaryllis belladonna and with each other to produce naturally seed-bearing crosses that come in a very wide range of flower sizes, shapes, stem heights and intensities of pink. Pure white varieties with bright green stems were bred as well. The hybrids are quite distinct in that the many shades of pink also have stripes, veining, darkened edges, white centers and light yellow centers, also setting them apart from

408-550: The original light pink. In addition, the hybrids often produce flowers in a fuller circle rather than the "side-facing" habit of the "old-fashioned" pink. The hybrids are able to adapt to year-round watering and fertilization but can also tolerate completely dry summer conditions if need be. A. belladonna has gained the Royal Horticultural Society 's Award of Garden Merit . Amaryllis belladonna has been crossed in cultivation with Crinum moorei to produce

432-665: The plants and the visitor species. Plant taxa with zygomorphic flowers can have a greater risk of extinction due to pollinator decline . A few plant species have flowers lacking any symmetry, and therefore having a "handedness". Examples: Valeriana officinalis and Canna indica . Actinomorphic flowers are a basal angiosperm character; zygomorphic flowers are a derived character that has evolved many times. Some familiar and seemingly actinomorphic so-called flowers, such as those of daisies and dandelions ( Asteraceae ), and most species of Protea , are actually clusters of tiny (not necessarily actinomorphic) flowers arranged into

456-765: The rocky southwest area between the Olifants River Valley and Knysna . For many years there was confusion among botanists over the generic names Amaryllis and Hippeastrum , one result of which is that the common name 'amaryllis' is mainly used for cultivars of the genus Hippeastrum , widely sold in the winter months for their ability to bloom indoors. Plants of the genus Amaryllis are known as belladonna lily, Jersey lily, naked lady, amarillo, Easter lily in Southern Australia or, in South Africa, March lily due to its propensity to flower around March. This

480-528: The same common name This page is an index of articles on plant species (or higher taxonomic groups) with the same common name ( vernacular name). If an internal link led you here, you may wish to edit the linking article so that it links directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Naked_lady&oldid=1057029940 " Category : Set index articles on plant common names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

504-451: The seeds' large size and heavy weight. Strong winds shake loose the seeds, which fall to ground and immediately start to germinate, aided by the first winter rains. The leaves are produced in the autumn or early spring in warm climates depending on the onset of rain and eventually die down by late spring. The bulb is then dormant until late summer. The plant is not frost-tolerant, nor does it do well in tropical environments since they require

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528-530: The term monosymmetry or bilateral symmetry. The asymmetry allows pollen to be deposited in specific locations on pollinating insects and this specificity can result in evolution of new species. Globally and within individual networks, zygomorphic flowers are a minority. Plants with zygomorphic flowers have smaller number of visitor species compared to those with actinomorphic flowers. Sub-networks of plants with zygomorphic flowers share greater connectance, greater asymmetry and lower coextinction robustness for both

552-446: The time both South African and South American plants were placed in the same genus; subsequently they were separated into two different genera. The key question is whether Linnaeus's type was a South African plant or a South American plant. If the latter, Amaryllis would be the correct name for the genus Hippeastrum , and a different name would have to be used for the genus discussed here. Alan W. Meerow et al. have briefly summarized

576-417: The top a cluster of two to twelve zygomorphic , funnel-shaped flowers without a tube. Each flower is 6–10 cm (2.4–3.9 in) in diameter with six spreading tepals (three outer sepals, three inner petals, with similar appearance to each other). The usual color is white with crimson veins, but pink or purple also occur naturally. Stamens are very shortly connate basally, declinate , unequal. Style

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