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Scientific Name | Scadoxus puniceus (L.) Friis & Nordal |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | AMARYLLIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Haemanthus magnificus (Herb.) Herb., Haemanthus natalensis Pappe ex Hook., Haemanthus puniceus L. (in part), Haemanthus puniceus L. var. puniceus |
Common Names | Bloedblom (a), Blood Flower (e), Gifwortel (a), Idumbe Likanhloyile (z), Idumbelentaba (z), Isiphompo (z), Kafferalmanak (a), King-of-candia (e), Koning-van-kandië (a), Lekgokgoo (ns), Natal Blood Flower (e), Paintbrush (e), Pincushion (e), Poeierkwas (a), Rooikwas (a), Seeroogblom (a), Skeerwas (a), Snake Flower (e), Snake Lily (e), Thokgola (ns), Umgola (z), Umphompho (z) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2004/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Snijman & J.E. Victor |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Western Cape |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Scadoxus puniceus (L.) Friis & Nordal | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Snijman, D.A. & Victor, J.E. 2004. Scadoxus puniceus (L.) Friis & Nordal. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/13 |
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