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Synonyms: |
Haemanthus pole-evansii Oberm. |
Common names: | Nyanga fireball (English) Pungwe lily (English) |
Frequency: | Locally common |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Large perennial herb. Leaves several, in a basal rosette, suberect or arching, shiny bright green, developed at the time of flowering. Inflorescence a terminal, spherical head of orange to red flowers. Flowers with a longer perianth tube, larger segments and more prominent stamens than the closely related S. multiflorus. |
Notes: | It is a horticultural collectors item but the population numbers seem to be stable. |
Derivation of specific name: | pole-evansii: named after Reginald John Pole Evans, who sent a specimen to Pretoria, where it was formally described. |
Habitat: | In montane evergreen forest. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 1500 - 2000 m |
Flowering time: | Dec - Feb |
Worldwide distribution: | Restricted to the eastern slopes of the Nyanga Mountains, the Pungwe and the forests above Mtarazi Falls. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
Growth form(s): | |
Endemic status: | Endemic |
Red data list status: | Vulnerable |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Wednesday 18 October 2017 |
Literature: |
Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 161. Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 127. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 85. Obermeyer, A.A. (1963). A new Haemanthus and a new Tritonia from Southern Africa Kirkia 3 Pages 20 - 21. as Haemanthus pole-evansii Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 14, plate 32 Zimudzi, C., Archer, R.H., Kwembeya, E.G. & Nordal, I. (2008). Amaryllidacae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1) Page 103. |
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