Haemanthus humilis

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Haemanthus humilis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Haemanthus
Species:
H. humilis
Binomial name
Haemanthus humilis
Jacq., (1804)
Synonyms
  • Melicho humilis(Jacq.) Salisb.

Haemanthus humilis is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Haemanthus . [1] The species is native to South Africa, it occurs in every province, as well as Botswana and Lesotho. [2] [3]

There are two subspecies:

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References

  1. http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=2085-21 SANBI Redlist
  2. http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:64742-1 Plants of the World Online
  3. "Haemanthus humilis | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  4. https://pza.sanbi.org/haemanthus-humilis-subsp-hirsutus