1167.010 Scadoxus Raf.

HAEMANTHUS L.

Description of the genus

Basal parts either a rhizome or a partly rhizomatous bulb. Petioles forming a false stem; lamina lanceolate to ovate. Scape solid, unwinged; involucral bracts 4 to many. Flowers numerous, red or pink. Fruit a spherical berry. Seeds 1-3.

Worldwide: 9 species in tropical Africa

DRC: 1 taxon.

Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

Species	FZ divisions	Content
cinnabarinus (Decne.) Friis & Nordal		Image

Other sources of information about Scadoxus:

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Flora of Botswana: Scadoxus
Flora of Burundi: Scadoxus
Flora of Caprivi: Scadoxus
Flora of Malawi: Scadoxus
Flora of Mozambique: Scadoxus
Flora of Rwanda: Scadoxus
Flora of Zambia: Scadoxus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Scadoxus
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Scadoxus

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Scadoxus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Scadoxus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Scadoxus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Scadoxus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Scadoxus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Scadoxus
JSTOR Plant Science: Scadoxus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Scadoxus
Plants of the World Online: Scadoxus
Tropicos: Scadoxus
Wikipedia: Scadoxus