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coccineus

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Haemanthus coccineus L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 325. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Haemanthus coccineus, Davidson, C 12253--South Africa. Western Cape. Swartberg Pass Rd. 19 Jan 2014. DSC00537 (8).JPG

Haemanthus coccineus, Davidson, C 12253--South Africa. Western Cape. Swartberg Pass Rd. 19 Jan 2014. DSC00537 (8).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Haemanthus coccineus, Davidson, C 12253--South Africa. Western Cape. Swartberg Pass Rd. 19 Jan 2014. DSC00537 (9).JPG

Haemanthus coccineus, Davidson, C 12253--South Africa. Western Cape. Swartberg Pass Rd. 19 Jan 2014. DSC00537 (9).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Haemanthus coccineus, Davidson, C 12253--South Africa. Western Cape. Swartberg Pass Rd. 19 Jan 2014. DSC00537 (14).JPG

Haemanthus coccineus, Davidson, C 12253--South Africa. Western Cape. Swartberg Pass Rd. 19 Jan 2014. DSC00537 (14).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Haemanthus coccineus, Davidson, C 12253--South Africa. Western Cape. Swartberg Pass Rd. 19 Jan 2014. DSC00537 (15).JPG

Haemanthus coccineus, Davidson, C 12253--South Africa. Western Cape. Swartberg Pass Rd. 19 Jan 2014. DSC00537 (15).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Haemanthus coccineus, Davidson, C 12253--South Africa. Western Cape. Swartberg Pass Rd. 19 Jan 2014. DSC00537 (11).JPG

Haemanthus coccineus, Davidson, C 12253--South Africa. Western Cape. Swartberg Pass Rd. 19 Jan 2014. DSC00537 (11).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Haemanthus coccineus, Davidson, C 12253--South Africa. Western Cape. Swartberg Pass Rd. 19 Jan 2014. DSC00537 (13).JPG

Haemanthus coccineus, Davidson, C 12253--South Africa. Western Cape. Swartberg Pass Rd. 19 Jan 2014. DSC00537 (13).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Haemanthus coccineus, Davidson, C 12253--South Africa. Western Cape. Swartberg Pass Rd. 19 Jan 2014. DSC00537 (12).JPG

Haemanthus coccineus, Davidson, C 12253--South Africa. Western Cape. Swartberg Pass Rd. 19 Jan 2014. DSC00537 (12).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Haemanthus coccineus, Davidson, C 12253--South Africa. Western Cape. Swartberg Pass Rd. 19 Jan 2014. DSC00537 (10).JPG

Haemanthus coccineus, Davidson, C 12253--South Africa. Western Cape. Swartberg Pass Rd. 19 Jan 2014. DSC00537 (10).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Haemanthus coccineus, 35.1343--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gdn. 19 Sep 03. 001.jpg

Haemanthus coccineus, 35.1343--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gdn. 19 Sep 03. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Haemanthus coccineus, 35.1343--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gdn. 19 Sep 03. 002 .jpg

Haemanthus coccineus, 35.1343--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gdn. 19 Sep 03. 002 .jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Haemanthus coccineus, 35.1343--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gdn. 19 Sep 03. 003.jpg

Haemanthus coccineus, 35.1343--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gdn. 19 Sep 03. 003.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Haemanthus coccineus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Van Stadens Wildfl. Res.. 6 Mch 05. 128.jpg

Haemanthus coccineus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Van Stadens Wildfl. Res.. 6 Mch 05. 128.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Haemanthus coccineus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Van Stadens Wildfl. Res.. 6 Mch 05. 122.jpg

Haemanthus coccineus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Van Stadens Wildfl. Res.. 6 Mch 05. 122.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Haemanthus coccineus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Van Stadens Wildfl. Res.. 6 Mch 05. 123.jpg

Haemanthus coccineus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Van Stadens Wildfl. Res.. 6 Mch 05. 123.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Haemanthus coccineus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Van Stadens Wildfl. Res.. 6 Mch 05. 126.jpg

Haemanthus coccineus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Van Stadens Wildfl. Res.. 6 Mch 05. 126.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Haemanthus coccineus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Van Stadens Wildfl. Res.. 6 Mch 05. 124.jpg

Haemanthus coccineus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Van Stadens Wildfl. Res.. 6 Mch 05. 124.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Haemanthus coccineus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Van Stadens Wildfl. Res.. 6 Mch 05. 127.jpg

Haemanthus coccineus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Van Stadens Wildfl. Res.. 6 Mch 05. 127.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Haemanthus coccineus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Van Stadens Wildfl. Res.. 6 Mch 05. 125.jpg

Haemanthus coccineus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Van Stadens Wildfl. Res.. 6 Mch 05. 125.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Haemanthus coccineus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Van Stadens Wildfl. Res.. 6 Mch 05. 129.jpg

Haemanthus coccineus--So.Africa. E. Cape. Van Stadens Wildfl. Res.. 6 Mch 05. 129.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Haemanthus coccineus--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19 Mch 08. 335.jpg

Haemanthus coccineus--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19 Mch 08. 335.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Haemanthus coccineus--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19 Mch 08. 334.jpg

Haemanthus coccineus--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19 Mch 08. 334.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Haemanthus coccineus--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19 Mch 08. 332.jpg

Haemanthus coccineus--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19 Mch 08. 332.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Haemanthus coccineus--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19 Mch 08. 331.jpg

Haemanthus coccineus--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19 Mch 08. 331.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Haemanthus coccineus--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19 Mch 08. 333.jpg

Haemanthus coccineus--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19 Mch 08. 333.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Cape Provinces, Namibia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 4 occurrences across 3 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

35.1343

September 19, 2003

Location

United States, California, Alameda County (Berkeley, UC Berkeley Botanical Garden)

37.87544, -122.238724

Location Remarks

Strawberry Canyon, University of California campus, city of Berkeley

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

March 6, 2005

Location

South Africa, Eastern Cape (Woodridge)

-33.902222, 25.212222

Location Remarks

Van Staden's Wildflower Reserve is about 40 km west of Port Elizabeth, on the old cape Road (R102). Take the N2 out of the city towards Cape Town. After 40km turn left off the N2 to Van Staden's Pass. The entrance to the Flower Reserve is on the right less than a kilometre from the N2.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson, C 12253

January 19, 2014

Location

South Africa, Western Cape (Bergrivier NU)

-32.732111, 18.187222

Location Remarks

Dirt road continuation of R27, along the coast 5 km N of Velddrif. Coastal dunes.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell

No collection number

March 19, 2008

Location

Australia, Victoria (Royal Botanic Garden)

Location Remarks

Easy access off Birdwood Ave., which can be reached via St. Kilda Rd. or Domain Rd., Melbourne

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Amaryllidaceae

Genus

Haemanthus

Specific Epithet

coccineus

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.0

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#212,632 of 335,497

Top 64%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →