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Scadoxus multiflorus subsp. multiflorus (view source)
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Haemanthus multiflorus, Martyn (H. tenuiflarus, Herb. H. kalbreyeri, Baker). Bulb globose, 3 in. or less diam.: lvs. 3-4 on a short, separate St., the petiole short and sheathing, the oblong blade 6-12 in. long, with 6-8 veins each side of the midrib: scape straight, 1-3 ft. high, green or red-spotted; umbel often 6 in. diam., containing 30-100 fls., which are usually blood-red, with linear 3-nerved segms. twice or more as long as the tube; red filaments long-exserted, bearing prominent yellow anthers. Trop. Afr. Variable. B.M. 961, 1995, 3870. L.B.C. 10:912; 20:1948 (erroneously as H. puniceus). F.S. 1:58;23:2377. I.H.26:354. G.25:445. Gt. 53:1531. G.W. 4, p. 557. G.Z. 25, p. 170. Var. superbus, Hort., is an improved brilliant-colored form.
syn. Haemanthus multiflorus, Martyn (H. tenuiflarus, Herb. H. kalbreyeri, Baker). Bulb globose, 3 in. or less diam.: lvs. 3-4 on a short, separate St., the petiole short and sheathing, the oblong blade 6-12 in. long, with 6-8 veins each side of the midrib: scape straight, 1-3 ft. high, green or red-spotted; umbel often 6 in. diam., containing 30-100 fls., which are usually blood-red, with linear 3-nerved segms. twice or more as long as the tube; red filaments long-exserted, bearing prominent yellow anthers. Trop. Afr. Variable. Var. superbus, Hort., is an improved brilliant-colored form.
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
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