Scadoxus puniceus

Scadoxus puniceus

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 puniceus

Name

Scadoxus puniceus (L.) Friis & Nordal, Norweg. J. Bot. 23: 64 (1976).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Haemanthus puniceus L., Sp. Pl. 1: 325 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Gyaxis puniceus (L.) Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 131 (1866), comb. inval.
• Heterotypic
  • Haemanthus fax-imperii Cufod., Miss. Biol. Borana, Racc. Bot., Angiosp.-Gymnosp.: 326 (1939).
  • Haemanthus goetzei Harms, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 276 (1901).
  • Haemanthus insignis Hook., Bot. Mag. 79: t (4745). (1853).
  • Haemanthus magnificus (Herb.) Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 27(Misc.): 71 (1841).
  • Haemanthus natalensis Hook., Bot. Mag. 89: t (5378). (1863).
  • Haemanthus orchidifolius Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 217 (1796).
  • Haemanthus puniceus var. fortuita Herb., Amaryllidaceae: 233 (1837).
  • Haemanthus puniceus var. magnificus Herb., Bot. Mag. 67: t (3870). (1841).
  • Haemanthus redouteanus M.Roem., Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 4: 38 (1847).
  • Haemanthus redouteanus var. subalbus M.Roem., Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 4: 38 (1847).
  • Haemanthus rouperi auct., Fl. Mag. (London), n.s., 1875: t. 148 (1875).
  • Haemanthus superbus Baker, Handb. Amaryll.: 66 (1888).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia, Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Tanzania. Regional: South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Swaziland, Northern Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary 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

• Tropicos.org 2021. Scadoxus puniceus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Sep 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Scadoxus puniceus. Published online. Accessed: 7 Sep 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Scadoxus puniceus. Accessed: 7 Sep 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Scadoxus puniceus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 7. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2010. Scadoxus puniceus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2010 Jan 06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Rooikwas
English: Paintbrush lily

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