Haemanthus humilis Jacq.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Haemanthus

Characteristics

Perennial geophyte, 50-350 mm high. Leaves emerging at flowering, ± spreading, rarely prostrate, ± elliptic, 13-150 mm wide, ± hairy, rarely only fringed. Flowers many, in a ± loose cluster, surrounding bracts pale pink; perianth 7-25 mm long, pale to rose-pink, rarely whitish; stamens at least as long as perianth. Flowering time Nov.-Feb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.13 - 0.33
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
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°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Haemanthus humilis unspecified picture

Distribution

Haemanthus humilis world distribution map, present in Botswana and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:64742-1
WFO ID wfo-0000647652
COL ID 3J7MQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Haemanthus humilis Melicho humilis

Lower taxons

Haemanthus humilis subsp. hirsutus Haemanthus humilis subsp. humilis