Scadoxus
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Scadoxus is a genus of 9 species native to tropical Africa
in the family Amaryllidaceae
, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. The genus has close affinities with Haemanthus
from which it has only recently been separated.
Species in the genus are
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
in the family Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllidoideae is the subfamily of flowering plants that takes its name from the genus Amaryllis. It is part of the family Amaryllidaceae, in order Asparagales...
, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. The genus has close affinities with Haemanthus
Haemanthus
Haemanthus is a Southern African genus of Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, with some 22 known species, endemic to South Africa, Namibia and the kingdoms of Lesotho and Swaziland...
from which it has only recently been separated.
Species in the genus are
- S. cinnabarinus (Decne.) I.Friis & I.Nordal - West and Central AfricaCentral AfricaCentral Africa is a core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....
- S. cyrtanthiflorusScadoxus cyrtanthiflorusScadoxus cyrtanthiflorus is a herbaceous shrub endemic to the Ruwenzori Mountains of mountains in East tropical Africa. It belongs to the genus Scadoxus and has pendant, tubular blooms S. cyrtanthiflorus is unknown in cultivation....
(C.H.Wright) I.Friis & I.Nordal - Ruwenzori mountains between Zaire and Uganda - S. longifolius (De Wild. & Th.Dur.) I.Friis & I.Nordal - West AfricaWest AfricaWest Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the UN definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km:-Flags of West Africa:...
- S. membranaceus (Bak.) I.Friis & I.Nordal - South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
- S. multiflorus Rafin. Blood Lily
- ssp. multiflorus - SenegalSenegalSenegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
and southern Arabia in the north down to KwaZulu-NatalKwaZulu-NatalKwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu....
in South Africa - ssp. katherinae (Bak.) I.Friis & I.Nordal - southern Africa
- ssp. longitubus (C.H.Wright) I.Friis & I.Nordal - West AfricaWest AfricaWest Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the UN definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km:-Flags of West Africa:...
- S. nutans (I.Friis & Bjrnst.) I.Friis & I.Nordal - EthiopiaEthiopiaEthiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
- S. pole-evansii (Oberm.) I.Friis & I.Nordal - ZimbabweZimbabweZimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
- S. pseudocaulus (Bjrnst. & I.Friis) I.Friis & I.Nordal - Tropical AfricaTropical AfricaAlthough tropical Africa is most familiar in the West as depicted by its rain forests, this region of Africa is far more diverse. While the tropics are thought of as regions with warm to hot moist climates caused by latitude and the tropical rain belt, the geology of areas, particularly mountain...
- S. puniceusScadoxus puniceusScadoxus puniceus , commonly known as the Paintbrush Lily, is a Southern African species bulbous plant also occurring in Tanzania and Ethiopia. Its preferred habitat is in cool, moist leaf litter and thus is found in shady places, such as ravines and forests...
(L.) I.Friis & I.Nordal - South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, TanzaniaTanzaniaThe United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
and EthiopiaEthiopiaEthiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
- S. nutans (I.Friis & Bjrnst.) I.Friis & I.Nordal - Ethiopia