Aztec Lily

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Amarillys formosissima.

(Plate 5.)

Artist

Name:: Redouté, Pierre-Joseph
Dates:: 1759-1840
Country:: Belgium

Illustration

Subject:: Plants
Technique:: Metal Engraving
Engraver:: Lemercier
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Missouri Botanical Garden, the Internet Archive
Observations:: "Tassaert direx." bottom right

Book

Title:: Les liliacées, vol. 1
Authors:: Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de; Redouté, Pierre-Joseph
Publisher:: Paris: Chez l'auteur, 1805
Open Library:: View record

Description:

Stipple engraving depicting the bulb, leaves, and crimson flowers of the Aztec lily (Sprekelia formosissima), a perennial plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Mexico. The original caption uses the older synonym Amarillys formosissima.

The full caption reads in the original French: Amaryllis formosissima — Amaryllis lys St. Jacques.

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{{cite web | title=Aztec Lily | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/sprekelia-formosissima/ | author=Redouté, Pierre-Joseph | year=1805 | access-date=July 28, 2026 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}