Hippeastrum puniceum ContentDistribution Citation Distribution Southern AmericaNative of Central America and West Indies; cultivated as an ornamental. Citation Backer 1925 – In: Handb. Fl. Java: 97 Steiner 1960: Philipp. Ornam. Pl.: 137 Backer & Bakh. f. 1968 – In: Fl. Java: 143