Clivia miniata (Lindl.) Bosse

Bush lily (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Clivia

Characteristics

Umbel 12-20-flowered; perigone usually orange.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal social use
Edible -
Therapeutic use Bite(Snake) (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Parturition (unspecified), Antiviral agents (whole plant), Measles (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 7 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 26 - 29
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Clivia miniata flower picture by Warren West (cc-by-sa)
Clivia miniata flower picture by Eduardo Hernández (cc-by-sa)
Clivia miniata flower picture by Meda Hugo (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Clivia miniata fruit picture by Mr Coetzer (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Clivia miniata world distribution map, present in eSwatini and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:994513-1
WFO ID wfo-0000763762
COL ID W9N5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Imatophyllum atrosanguineum Vallota miniata Imantophyllum miniatum Clivia miniata Clivia sulphurea Himantophyllum miniatum Clivia miniata var. flava Imatophyllum miniatum

Lower taxons

Clivia miniata var. citrina