Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
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Taxon
Scadoxus puniceus 'Magnificus'
Common name:
Paintbrush lily
Family:
Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis)
Distribution:
Southern Africa
IUCN Red list:
Not evaluated
Comments:
The name is possibly from doxus meaning "glory" or "splendour" in Greek, referring to the scarlet flowers; the prefix sca means "obscure" or "hidden", or from the Greek "skia" = shade.
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Locations
1:
Fern house
(Fern House)
• Accession: 2016-290/1 • Provenance: Horticultural
Area
Individual