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Scadoxus puniceus (L.) Friis & Nordal

Protologue Norweg. J. Bot. 23(2): 64. 1976IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Scadoxus puniceus--So. Africa. Durban. Zimbali Golf Estates. 3 Oct 03. 013.jpg

Scadoxus puniceus--So. Africa. Durban. Zimbali Golf Estates. 3 Oct 03. 013.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Scadoxus puniceus--So. Africa. Durban. Zimbali Golf Estates. 3 Oct 03. 014.jpg

Scadoxus puniceus--So. Africa. Durban. Zimbali Golf Estates. 3 Oct 03. 014.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Scadoxus puniceus--So. Africa. Durban. Zimbali Golf Estates. 3 Oct 03. 015.jpg

Scadoxus puniceus--So. Africa. Durban. Zimbali Golf Estates. 3 Oct 03. 015.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Scadoxus puniceus, Davidson, C 12281--South Africa. Western Cape. Karatara River. 21 Jan 2014. DSC00950 (50).JPG

Scadoxus puniceus, Davidson, C 12281--South Africa. Western Cape. Karatara River. 21 Jan 2014. DSC00950 (50).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Scadoxus puniceus, Davidson, C 12281--South Africa. Western Cape. Karatara River. 21 Jan 2014. DSC00950 (51).JPG

Scadoxus puniceus, Davidson, C 12281--South Africa. Western Cape. Karatara River. 21 Jan 2014. DSC00950 (51).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Scadoxus puniceus, Davidson, C 12281--South Africa. Western Cape. Karatara River. 21 Jan 2014. DSC00950 (48).JPG

Scadoxus puniceus, Davidson, C 12281--South Africa. Western Cape. Karatara River. 21 Jan 2014. DSC00950 (48).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Scadoxus puniceus, Davidson, C 12281--South Africa. Western Cape. Karatara River. 21 Jan 2014. DSC00950 (49).JPG

Scadoxus puniceus, Davidson, C 12281--South Africa. Western Cape. Karatara River. 21 Jan 2014. DSC00950 (49).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Scadoxus puniceus--So. Africa. Nottingham Rd., Midlands Meander. 6 Oct 03. 031.jpg

Scadoxus puniceus--So. Africa. Nottingham Rd., Midlands Meander. 6 Oct 03. 031.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Scadoxus puniceus--So. Africa. Nottingham Rd., Midlands Meander. 6 Oct 03. 030.jpg

Scadoxus puniceus--So. Africa. Nottingham Rd., Midlands Meander. 6 Oct 03. 030.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Scadoxus puniceus--So. Africa. Nottingham Rd., Midlands Meander. 6 Oct 03. 032.jpg

Scadoxus puniceus--So. Africa. Nottingham Rd., Midlands Meander. 6 Oct 03. 032.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Scadoxus puniceus--So. Africa. Nottingham Rd., Midlands Meander. 6 Oct 03. 038.jpg

Scadoxus puniceus--So. Africa. Nottingham Rd., Midlands Meander. 6 Oct 03. 038.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Scadoxus puniceus--So. Africa. Nottingham Rd., Midlands Meander. 6 Oct 03. 036.jpg

Scadoxus puniceus--So. Africa. Nottingham Rd., Midlands Meander. 6 Oct 03. 036.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Scadoxus puniceus--So. Africa. Nottingham Rd., Midlands Meander. 6 Oct 03. 034.jpg

Scadoxus puniceus--So. Africa. Nottingham Rd., Midlands Meander. 6 Oct 03. 034.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Scadoxus puniceus--So. Africa. Nottingham Rd., Midlands Meander. 6 Oct 03. 035.jpg

Scadoxus puniceus--So. Africa. Nottingham Rd., Midlands Meander. 6 Oct 03. 035.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Scadoxus puniceus--So. Africa. Nottingham Rd., Midlands Meander. 6 Oct 03. 037.jpg

Scadoxus puniceus--So. Africa. Nottingham Rd., Midlands Meander. 6 Oct 03. 037.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Scadoxus puniceus--So. Africa. Nottingham Rd., Midlands Meander. 6 Oct 03. 033.jpg

Scadoxus puniceus--So. Africa. Nottingham Rd., Midlands Meander. 6 Oct 03. 033.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Botswana, Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

Davidson, C 12281

January 21, 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

October 6, 2003

Location

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Hibiscus Coast NU)

-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

No collection number

October 3, 2003

Location

South Africa

Location Remarks

Northern Drakensberg Mountains. Royal Natal National Park, near Thendele Lodge

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Amaryllidaceae

Genus

Scadoxus

Specific Epithet

puniceus

Authorship

(L.) Friis & Nordal

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.0

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

#175,949 of 335,497

Top 53%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →