Fire-ball Lily

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Scadoxus multiflorus (Martyn) Raf. subsp. multiflorus
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Synonyms
Haemanthus multiflorus Martyn, Haemanthus otaviensis Dinter, Haemanthus sacculus E.Phillips
Common Names
Fire-ball Lily (e), Isiphompo (z), Isiphungo (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
KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Scadoxus multiflorus (Martyn) Raf. subsp. multiflorus Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

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.


Citation
Snijman, D.A. & Victor, J.E. 2004. Scadoxus multiflorus (Martyn) Raf. subsp. multiflorus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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