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A white hippeastrum flower with red marking in the center of the petals and a green throat with brown anthers

Hippeastrum vittatum

Originating from Western Bolivia to Southern Brazil and Argentina, the plant prefers the seasonally dry tropical biome as a bulbous geophyte1.
It's been acknowledged for its medicinal potential, especially noted for the presence of isoquinoline alkaloids. These alkaloids exhibit a range of bioactivities; for instance, montanine isolated from this species has shown antidepressant, anticonvulsant, and anxiolytic properties, while other alkaloids exhibit anti-parasitic and psychopharmacological activities. Photographed in the Valley of Cauca, Colombia.

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A red hippeastrum flower with white marking in the center of the petals and a green throat with yellow anthers

Orange Hippeastrum vittatum flower with white anthers in sunlight

A scarlet hippeastrum flower with a white stigma and purple and yellow anthers

Red Hippeastrum vittatum flower with yellow anthers

A scarlet hippeastrum flower with purple and yellow anthers

A white hippeastrum flower with red marking in the center of the petals and a green-yellow throat with brown anthers

A side-view of a red hippeastrum flower with white marking in the center of the petals and yellow anthers covered in raindrops