Taxon:
Scadoxus multiflorus (Martyn) Raf. subsp. multiflorus
Summary
Verified:
01/20/1999
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
- Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
- Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
- Neal, M. C. 1965. In gardens of Hawaii. Special Publ. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 50. Note: = Haemanthus multiflorus
- Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
English
bloodflower – blood-lily – oxtongue-lily – powderpuff-lily –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Kenya | | |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Uganda | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Ethiopia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Somalia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Sudan | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Malawi | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Mozambique | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zimbabwe | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Botswana | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Eswatini | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Namibia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Transvaal | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Yemen | | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
Native
Africa
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
Asia-Temperate
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |
Environmental | ornamental | | Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage |