| Author: |
Ib Friis
& Inger Nordal, 1976 |
| Family: |
AMARYLLIDACEAE |
| Origin: |
Botswana,
Eswatini, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Sudan, South Africa,
Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Minimum - Medium |
| Thickness: |
10
Centimetres |
| Height: |
60
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Scarlet |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbs |
| Names:
|
Paintbrush lily, Snake lily, isisphompho, umgola, Blood Lily,
Rooikwas, Seerooglelie, Skeerkwas , Idumbe-lika-nhloyile,
Idumbelentaba, isiphompo. |
| Synonyms: |
Haemanthus puniceus,
Linnaeus,
1753.
Gyaxis puniceus, Salisb.
Haemanthus fax-imperii, Cufod.
Haemanthus goetzei, Harms.
Haemanthus insignis, Hook.
Haemanthus magnificus, Herb.
Haemanthus natalensis, Hook.
Haemanthus orchidifolius, Salisb.
Haemanthus redouteanus, M.Roem.
Haemanthus superbus, Baker. |
This member of the
Amaryllidaceae family was given this name by Ib Friis and Inger Nordal in 1976.
It is found in Botswana,
Eswatini, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Sudan, South Africa,
Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, growing in well-drained soil with
little or no sun. The bulbs will grow to ten centimetres, the whole
plant to 60 centimetres. The flowers are scarlet, and it can be
reproduced both by seeds and bulbs.
The genera name from
doxus meaning 'glory' or 'splendour', and -puniceus
meaning 'crimson', 'scarlet' or 'purple'. The species name means
'crimson'.
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