Scadoxus membranaceus

Scadoxus membranaceus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Amaryllidoideae
Tribus: Haemantheae
Genus: Scadoxus
Sectio: S. sect. Gyaxis
Species: Scadoxus membranaceus

Name

Scadoxus membranaceus (Baker) Friis & Nordal, Norweg. J. Bot. 23: 64 (1976).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Haemanthus membranaceus Baker, Handb. Amaryll. 66 (1888).
• Homotypic
  • Haemanthus puniceus var. membranaceus (Baker) Baker in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 231 (1896).

Distribution

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

References

• Friis, I. & Nordal, I. 1976. Studies on the genus Haemanthus (Amaryllidaceae) IV. Division of the genus into Haemanthus s. str. and Scadoxus with notes on Haemanthus s.str. Norwegian Journal of Botany 23(2): 63–77. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Scadoxus membranaceus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Scadoxus membranaceus. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 31 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Scadoxus membranaceus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Jul. 2018.

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