Haemanthus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Amaryllidoideae
Tribus: Haemantheae
Genus: Haemanthus
Species: H. albiflos – H. amarylloides – H. avasmontanus – H. barkerae – H. canaliculatus – H. carneus – H. coccineus – H. crispus – H. dasyphyllus – H. deformis – H. graniticus – H. humilis – H. lanceifolius – H. montanus – H. namaquensis – H. nortieri – H. pauculifolius – H. pubescens – H. pumilio – H. sanguineus – H. tristis – H. unifoliatus

Nothospecies: H. × clarkei

Name

Haemanthus L. (1753)

Type species: H. coccineus L.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Diacles Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 130 (1866).
  - Type species: non design.
- Gyaxis Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 131 (1866).
  - Type species: G. puniceus (L.) Salisb.
- Melicho Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 130 (1866).
  - Type species: non design.
- Leucodesmis Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 19 (1838).
  - Type species: L. pubescens (L.f.) Raf.
- Perihema Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 20 (1838).
  - Type species: P. coarctata (Jacq.) Raf.
- Serena Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 20 (1838).
  - Type species: non design.

References

The International Plant Names Index Haemanthus
Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 325. Reference page.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Haemanthus
Emonocot.org 2014. Haemanthus in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Oct. 30.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Haemanthus.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Vernacular names

беларуская: Гемантус
български: Хемантус
Deutsch: Blutblumen
suomi: Tupsukit
հայերեն: Արյունաշուշան, արյունածաղիկ
polski: Krasnokwiat
svenska: Skärmliljesläktet
Türkçe: Kan çiçeği