Scadoxus multiflorus

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Scadoxus multiflorus (Martyn) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 19 (1838).

Basionym
- Haemanthus multiflorus Martyn, Monogr.: s.p., t. (1795).
Homotypic
- Amaryllis multiflora (Martyn) Tratt., Ausw. Merkw. Gartenpfl.: 37 (1821).
- Nerissa multiflorus (Martyn) Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 131 (1866), comb. inval.

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Benin, Burkina, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Rwanda, Zaire.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Botswana, Cape Provinces, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Chagos Archipelago (introduced), Seychelles.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Oman (doubtfully present), Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf (introduced).
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Trinidad-Tobago (introduced).

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Scadoxus multiflorus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 7. Reference page.

English: Blood lily
português: Flor de Natal

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