Amaryllidaceae
Scadoxus

Scadoxus membranaceus (Baker) Friis & Nordal

First published in Norweg. J. Bot. 23: 64 (1976)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Moll, E.J. [2921] South Africa K002460637 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [735] South Africa K000366071 Type Yes
Strey, R.G. [8943] South Africa K002460642 Yes
Peddie; Harvey [s.n.] South Africa K000366072 Lectotype Yes
Maurin, O.; Negrao, R. K001611689 No
Cooper, T. [3230] South Africa K002460641 Yes
[Apurbom] [3943] South Africa K002460640 Yes
Peddie to Harvey [s.n.] South Africa K000366073 Type Yes
Watmough, R. [476] South Africa K002460638 Yes
Breda, V. [888] South Africa K002460639 Yes
Wood, J.M. [1219] South Africa K000366070 Syntype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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