Hippeastrum and astronomy
Jane McGary (Sun, 14 May 2017 11:29:24 PDT)

Thanks to everyone who worked on this. All in all, I favor the theory
that Herbert's name "Hippeastrum" includes a nod to Amaryllis (i.e.,
Hippeastrum) equestre (the Greek genus name offering the Greek
equivalent of Latin "equestre"), a species that was not only early to be
recognized but also easily cultivated. The notion of a star or
constellation (e.g., Orion) being involved is likely apocryphal, and the
"star" (aster) in the name does indeed refer to the resemblance of the
Hippeastrum flower to a conventional image of a star with shining rays.

The monograph "The Genus Hippeastrum in Bolivia," by Dr. Hibert Huaylla
and colleagues, will be the first in a planned series of Occasional
Papers of the Pacific Bulb Society. We currently plan to offer these
papers online, open access, and also as print-on-demand works (in order
to get the work into libraries and similar repositories, which the
authors will want). If any of you have recommendations for
print-on-demand companies you've worked with and found good, please let
me know privately (don't reply to this post). I've already received a
sample from CreateSpace and did not like the color reproduction and
paper quality.

Jane McGary
Portland, Oregon, USA

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