Native to 46 botanical countries across Africa and Temperate Asia; introduced into Chagos Archipelago, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Trinidad-Tobago; presence uncertain in Oman (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal
-31.006667, 30.177222
Location Remarks
Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal
-31.006667, 30.177222
Location Remarks
Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Zimbabwe
-17.920833, 25.845556
Location Remarks
Victoria Falls
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Scadoxus
Specific Epithet
multiflorus
Authorship
(Martyn) Raf.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#172,266 of 335,497
Top 52%
Extinction probability
11%