Amaryllis belladonna Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 293. 1753, nom. & typ. cons.

"Habitat in Caribaeis, Barbados, Surinama." RCN: 2334.

Conserved type (Sealy in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1939: 60. 1939): Herb. Clifford: 135, Amaryllis 2 (BM-000558561) .

Generitype of Amaryllis Linnaeus, nom. cons.

Current name: Amaryllis belladonna L. ( Liliaceae / Amaryllidaceae).

Note: See extensive review by Sealy (in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1939: 49-68. 1939).