Sprekelia formosissima Herb.

If anyone has photos or reliable records of this taxon, we would be pleased to add these to the site. Please contact one of the site authors. Email addresses are given on the home page.

Images: None on this site.

Records: Display species records Map species using Google Maps

Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)

Synonyms: Amaryllis formosissima L.
Common names: Jacobean lily (English) Maltese cross (English)
Description:
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:
Growth form(s):
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters: Display spot characters for this species
Literature:

Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 100.

Other sources of information about Sprekelia formosissima:

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Sprekelia formosissima
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Sprekelia formosissima
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Sprekelia formosissima
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Sprekelia formosissima
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Sprekelia formosissima
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sprekelia formosissima
JSTOR Plant Science: Sprekelia formosissima
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sprekelia formosissima
Plants of the World Online: Sprekelia formosissima
Tropicos: Sprekelia formosissima
Wikipedia: Sprekelia formosissima


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Sprekelia formosissima.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=163750, retrieved 20 April 2024

Site software last modified: 26 March 2018 2:06pm (GMT +2)
Terms of use