Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Blood lily

Family: Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis)

Synonym: Haemanthus pole-evansii

Distribution: Zimbabwe

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

Life form: Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber - seasonally dormant)

Comments: The genus Scadoxus is known to have some strongly toxic species, containing poisonous alkaloids. These are lethal to animals, such as sheep and goats, that graze on the plants.