Haemanthus albiflos

Common name: Gevlekte poeierkwas, Poeierkwas, Witpoeierkwas, Dappled snowbrush, Paint brush, Powderpuff, Velskoenblaar, White paint brush, Uzeneke

Family: Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis)

Distribution: Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape

Habitat: Coastal and riverine scrub

National red list: Least Concern

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

Comments: This plant is used in traditional medicine to treat chronic coughs and as a charm to ward off lightning.

Links: iNaturalist.org • Red List of South African Plants • SANBI PlantZAfrica • Wikipedia

1: Fern House Living Wall (Living Wall) • Accession: 2020-40/2 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
2: Fern House Living Wall (Living Wall) • Accession: 2020-41 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
3: Fern house (Fern House) • Accession: 2016-83/8 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
4: Fern house (Fern House) • Accession: 2016-83/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
5: Fern house (Fern House) • Accession: 2016-88/1 • Provenance: Medicinal plant market or seller
6: Fern house (Fern House) • Accession: 2021-133/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Horticultural
7: Lath house (Tropical Hse 2 LATHE) • Accession: 2020-40 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
8: Nursery areas • Accession: 2016-88/9 • Provenance: Medicinal plant market or seller
9: Plants and people - crops, medicinal, etc. (Plants and people) • Accession: 1999-643 • Provenance: Unrecorded

Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

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Haemanthus albiflos

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