Amaryllidaceae

Haemanthus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 325 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 386.
  • Sp. Pl. 325 (1735)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Sp. Pl.: 325 (1753).
  • ―Baker, Handb. Amaryll.: 232 (1888).
  • ―Friis & Nordal in Norw. J. Bot. 23: 63–77 (1976).
  • ―Snijman in J.S. Afr. Bot., Suppl. 12 (1984).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Clarke, T. [s.n.] K002461028 Yes
Onochie, C. [37024] Nigeria K:SPC-30953.000 No
Dawkins [725] Uganda K:SPC-42898.000 No
Orochie, C.F. [23364] Nigeria K:SPC-42913.000 No
K:SPC-15605.000 No
K:SPC-17335.000 No
[illegible], J.H. [S.no] K002460646 Yes
Osmaston, H.A. [1200] Uganda K:SPC-42901.000 No
Herbert [s.n.] South Africa K000366075 Type Yes
K:SPC-45569.000 No
Bullock [1847] K:SPC-45576.000 No
Morrison, A. [14326] Australia K002461027 Yes
Burras; Vosa [SA 122] Namibia K:SPC-26332.016 No
K:SPC-42903.000 No
Hodge, W.H. [A-15] South Africa K002460996 Yes
Troupin, G. [4145] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-24282.000 No
Hanekom, W.J. [1781] South Africa K002460999 Yes
Kenya K:SPC-42897.000 No
Kitching, L. [s.n.] South Africa K002460997 Yes
Drummond; Hemsley [3678] Tanzania K:SPC-42904.000 No
[CBS] [s.n.] K002460998 Yes
K:SPC-19087.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0