Plant Details

Accepted name:: Scadoxus puniceus (L.) Friis & Nordal [Amaryllidaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

No non-scientific names for this plant in the MPNS resource.

Kew's taxonomic resources include 14 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Gyaxis puniceus (L.) Salisb. Gen. Pl.: 131 (1866), not validly publ.
Haemanthus fax-imperii Cufod. Miss. Biol. Borana, Racc. Bot., Angiosp.-Gymnosp.: 326 (1939).
Haemanthus goetzei Harms Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 276 (1901).
Haemanthus insignis Hook. Bot. Mag. 79: t. 4745 (1853).
Haemanthus magnificus (Herb.) Herb. Edwards's Bot. Reg. 27(Misc.): 71 (1841).
Haemanthus natalensis Hook. Bot. Mag. 89: t. 5378 (1863).
Haemanthus orchidifolius Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 217 (1796).
Haemanthus puniceus L. Sp. Pl.: 325 (1753).
Haemanthus puniceus var. fortuita Herb. Amaryllidaceae: 233 (1837).
Haemanthus puniceus var. magnificus Herb. Bot. Mag. 67: t. 3870 (1841).
Haemanthus redouteanus M.Roem. Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 4: 38 (1847).
Haemanthus redouteanus var. subalbus M.Roem. Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 4: 38 (1847).
Haemanthus rouperi Anon. Fl. Mag. (London), n.s., 1875: t. 148 (1875).
Haemanthus superbus Baker Handb. Amaryll.: 66 (1888).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Scadoxus puniceus (L.) Friis & Nordal	Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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