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Ammocharis coccinea

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Identification
Ammocharis coccinea Pax [family AMARYLLIDACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet., Ammocharis coranica (Ker Gawl.) Herb. [family AMARYLLIDACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
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  • Ammocharis coccinea
  • Ammocharis coranica

Flora

Entry for AMMOCHARIS coccinea Pax [family AMARYLLIDACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Capensis
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Capensis, page 171, (1897) Author: (By J. G. BAKER).
Names
AMMOCHARIS coccinea Pax [family AMARYLLIDACEAE], in Engl. Jahrb. x. 3
Information
bulb ovoid-spherical, 8 in. diam.; leaves lorate, subglaucescent, striated, an inch broad, crisped at the edge; peduncle 1/2 ft. or more long; umbel 1/2 ft. or more in diameter; spathe-valves large, ovate-anceolate; pedicels above an inch long; flowers bright crimson, produced in December; perianth-tube above 1/2 in. long; segments oblong-lanceolate, three times the length of the tube. null
Distribution
KALAHARI REGION Griqualand West, in sandy soil at Kimberley Boshof, 3500 ft., Marloth, 784.

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