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Haemanthus cinnabarinus

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Name

Identification
Haemanthus kundianus J.Braun & K.Schum. [family AMARYLLIDACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet., Haemanthus cinnabarinus Decne. [family AMARYLLIDACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
  • Haemanthus angolensis
  • Haemanthus lindeni
  • Haemanthus cinnabarinus
  • Haemanthus rotularis
  • Haemanthus kundianus
  • Scadoxus pseudocaulus
  • Haemanthus pseudocaulus
  • Haemanthus brachyandrus
  • Haemanthus longipes
  • Haemanthus germarianus
  • Haemanthus radcliffei
  • Scadoxus cinnabarinus
Common name
  • aréyínkosùn = looking like teeth rubbed with camwood (Millson) iς̣umeri (Millson) totó odò, totó: Marantochloa; odò: brook (JMD) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • nkwantabisa = ask at the crossroads (significance unknown) (FRI) (GHANA, AKAN-ASANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ngbσbo a children’s game to find the flower (GHANA, GA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • nkwantabisa = ask at the crossroads (significance unknown) (FRI) (GHANA, TWI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • a-rotẻ-a-kεrε (JMD) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ko-ba (JMD) (GUINEA, MANDING-MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • blood flower; fire-ball lily; forest fire-ball lily (Morton)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for Haemanthus cinnabarinus Decne. [family AMARYLLIDACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 3, Part 1,
Names
Haemanthus cinnabarinus Decne. [family AMARYLLIDACEAE], in Fl. des Serres t. 1195 (1857); F.T.A. 7: 390; Morton, W. Afr. Lilies & Orch. fig. 34.
Haemanthus rotularis Bak. [family AMARYLLIDACEAE], (1877)-F.T.A7: 390
Haemanthus longipes Engl. [family AMARYLLIDACEAE], (1886)-F.T.A7: 391
Haemanthus brachyandrus Bak. [family AMARYLLIDACEAE], in F.T.A7: 391 (1898); F.W.T.A., ed1, 2: 370
Haemanthus germarianus J. Braun & K. Schum. [family AMARYLLIDACEAE], Mitth. DeutschSchutzgeb2: 146 (1889)-F.T.A7: 390
Haemanthus kundianus J. Braun & K. Schum. [family AMARYLLIDACEAE], l.c. (1889)-F.T.A7: 389.
Information
Rhizomatous herb with stout central green scape up to 2 ft. high; inflorescence spherical with numerous pink or red flowers; fruits large, orange; in forest.
Habitat
; in forest.
Range
Extending through much of tropical Africa.
Distribution
Iv. C.: 61 km. N. of Sassandra, W. of Niapidou (Jan.) Leeuwenberg 2498!Ghana: Burton & Cameron! 50 miles S. E. of Kumasi (Dec.) Morton A2548! Owabi (Dec.) Lyon 2881! Obuasi (July) Chipp 586! Asamankese (Dec., Jan.) Plumptre 61! 67!S. Nig.: Lagos Schlechter 13005! Barter 3416! Gambari, Oyo Prov. W. D. MacGregor 573! Akure Dist. (Feb.) Ujor FHI 32989! Orem, Calabar to Mamfe (Jan.) Onochie 8 Okafor FHI 36064x!W. Cam.: Rio del Rey Johnston! Ambas Bay (Feb.) Mann 779! Cam. Mt., 4,000 ft. (Feb.) Mann 1341!F. Po: Ureka (Feb.) Guinea 2367!
Notes
[The type of H. brachyandrus Bak. is probably only a depauperate specimen of H. cinnabarinus-F.N.H.]

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