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Hippeastrum

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Hippeastrum


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The trumpets of the bulbous perennials Hippeastrums are in full swing and range in colour from red, orange, yellow, pink and white.
2) Bold trumpets The Hippeastrum, sometimes incorrectly known as the amaryllis, is a stunning houseplant bulb.
Abstract The dichloromethane and n-butanol extracts obtained from fresh bulbs of Hippeastrum vittatum (Amaryllidaceae), collected in Southern Brazil, were evaluated for their cytotoxic activity in vitro against five human cell lines (HT29 colon adenocarcinoma, H460 non-small cell lung carcinoma, RXF393 renal cell carcinoma, MCF7 breast cancer, and OVCAR3 epithelial ovarian cancer), using the sulphorhodamine B assay.
 
 
 
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