SCADOXUS PUNICEUS
Author:
Ib Friis & Inger Nordal, 1976
Family:
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Norweg. J. Bot. 23: 64 (1976)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
10 Centimetres
Height:
60 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Bulbs
CITES:
Synonyms:
Haemanthus puniceus, Linnaeus, 1753.
Gyaxis puniceus, Salisb.
Haemanthus fax-imperii, Cufod.
Haemanthus goetzei, Harms.
Haemanthus insignis, Hook.
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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'. These are wild ones from Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park, South Africa. Way more by Robert V. Blittersdorff and Cameron McMaster, Eastafricanplants.senckenberg.de.
Flower
Scarlet
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Minimum - Medium
