Taxon

Nerine bowdenii

Nerine bowdenii - Grootpienknerina, Cape flower, Cornish lily, Guernsey lily, Large pink nerine
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Common name: Grootpienknerina, Cape flower, Cornish lily, Guernsey lily, Large pink nerine
Family: Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis)
Distribution: Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal
Habitat: Grassland
National red list: Rare
Life form: Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber - seasonally dormant)
Usage: Horticultural
Comments: The species was named in 1904 after Athelstan Hall Cornish-Bowden (1871–1942), who had sent bulbs of the plant to England from South Africa.
Links: iSpot • Plantz Africa • Red List of South African Plants • Wikipedia

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