Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants
1167.010 Scadoxus
HAEMANTHUS L.
Description of the genus
Basal parts either a rhizome or a partly rhizomatous bulb. Petioles forming a false stem; lamina lanceolate to ovate. Scape solid, unwinged; involucral bracts 4 to many. Flowers numerous, red or pink. Fruit a spherical berry. Seeds 1-3. Worldwide: 9 species in tropical Africa Zimbabwe: 2 cultivated taxa. |
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Links to cultivated taxa View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Content |
| membranaceus (Baker) Friis & Nordal | Image |
| pole-evansii (Oberm.) Friis & Nordal | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Scadoxus:
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): ScadoxusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Scadoxus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Scadoxus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Scadoxus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Scadoxus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Scadoxus
JSTOR Plant Science: Scadoxus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Scadoxus
Plants of the World Online: Scadoxus
Tropicos: Scadoxus
Wikipedia: Scadoxus