Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Clivia

Family: Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis)

Distribution: Oorlogskloof, Northern Cape

National red list: Vulnerable

Comments: This name, which means astonishing or miraculous, was chosen to reflect the amazement at finding a Clivia species in the Northern Cape, in an environment drastically different from that where all other Clivias are found in the Eastern Cape