Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
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Taxon
Cyrtanthus elatus
Common name:
George-lelie, Fire lily, George lily, Scarborough lily
Family:
Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis)
Synonym:
Vallota speciosa
Distribution:
Eastern Cape, Western Cape
National red list:
Least Concern
Life form:
Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber - seasonally dormant)
Comments:
Originally from the southern Cape and now grown world-wide for its cut flowers.
Links:
iNaturalist.org
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iSpot
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Red List of South African Plants
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SANBI PlantZAfrica
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Wikipedia
Locations
1:
Beds at Millstream, Van Riebeeck Street entrance
(Millstream)
• Accession: 2014-137/2 • Provenance: Horticultural
2:
Bulb collection
(BULB)
• Accession: 2014-137/1 • Provenance: Horticultural
Area
Individual