Haemanthus amarylloides Jacq.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Haemanthus

Characteristics

Bulbous geophyte, up to 250 mm tall. Leaves 2, dry at flowering, prostrate to erect, strap-shaped, glabrous, plane, unmarked, margin occasionally red. Flowers in a spreading head, pink, bracts thin-textured, pink.
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Bulbous geophyte to 25 cm. Leaves 2, dry at flowering, erect to prostrate, strap-shaped, glabrous, plane, pinkish towards base. Flowers spreading, pale to dark pink, bracts 4-9, pink, thin-textured.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 7 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Haemanthus amarylloides unspecified picture

Distribution

Haemanthus amarylloides world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:64684-1
WFO ID wfo-0000647056
COL ID 3J7MC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Haemanthus amarylloides Melicho amarylloides

Lower taxons

Haemanthus amarylloides subsp. amarylloides Haemanthus amarylloides subsp. polyanthus Haemanthus amarylloides subsp. toximontanus