SCADOXUS MEMBRANACEUS
Author:
Ib Friis & Inger Nordal, 1976
Family:
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Norweg. J. Bot. 23: 64 (1976)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
5 Centimetres
Height:
25 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Bulbs
CITES:
Synonyms:
Haemanthus puniceus var. membranaceus (Bak.) Baker.
Haemanthus membranaceus, Baker.
This member of the Amaryllidaceae family was given this name by Ib Friis and Inger Nordal in 1976. It is found in the south-eastern cape of South Africa, growing in sand or other well drained soil with some water and some sun. The bulb will grow to five centimetres in diameter, the leaves to 25 centimetres length. The flowers are red. The genera name from doxus meaning 'glory' or 'splendour', and -puniceus meaning 'crimson', 'scarlet' or 'purple'.
The species name means 'membrane-like'.
Flower
Red
Soil
Mix - Sand
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
