Scadoxus multiflorus subsp. multiflorus
Blood Flower, Blood Lily
Other regional names: Bloodflower +2 more
- Bloodflower
- Oxtongue Lily
- Powderpuff Lily
Also known as: Haemanthus abyssinicus Herb. +18 more
- Haemanthus abyssinicus Herb.
- Haemanthus andrei De Wild.
- Haemanthus arabicus M.Roem.
- Haemanthus arnoldianus De Wild. & T.Durand
- Haemanthus bequaertii De Wild.
- Haemanthus bivalvis Beck
- Haemanthus ceciliae Baker
- Haemanthus colchicifolius Salisb.
- Haemanthus cruentatus Schumach. & Thonn.
- Haemanthus delagoensis Herb.
- Haemanthus eurysiphon Harms
- Haemanthus filiflorus Baker ex Hiern
- Haemanthus kalbreyeri Baker
- Haemanthus lynesii Stapf
- Haemanthus micrantherus Pax
- Haemanthus mildbraedii Perkins
- Haemanthus nicholsonii Baker
- Haemanthus otaviensis Dinter
- Haemanthus rupestris Baker
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies
- Botanical Family: Amaryllidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a bulbous geophyte.
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Scadoxus multiflorus subsp. multiflorus (commonly known as Blood-Flower or Blood-Lily) is a bulbous plant within the Amaryllidaceae family. It originates in Africa and Temperate Asia. Within its native range, this subspecies is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It is a naturally occurring subspecies of Scadoxus multiflorus, which is linked below, along with other subspecies of this species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Chagos Archipelago, Trinidad-Tobago
Base Species & Variations