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Amaryllis disticha L.f.
Suppl. Pl. 195. 1782 [1781 publ. Apr 1782]
Family: AMARYLLIDACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Boophone disticha Herb.
Bot. Mag. 52: sub t. 2578. 1825 ( = Buphane = Boophone )

Amaryllis disticha (Boophone disticha) Photo by: Frikkie Hall

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Boophone disticha Herb.
Bot. Mag. 52: sub t. 2578. 1825
Synonymy: 26
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Bushman Poison Bulb, Candelabra Flower, Cape Poison Bulb, Fan Leaved Boophane, Kaffir Onion, Poison Bulb, Red Posy, Sore Eye Flower, Veld Fan, Windball, Fireball, Oxkiller Fan, Tumbleweed, Century Plant


26824 frikkie Frikkie Hall
Amaryllis disticha (Boophone disticha) Photo by: Frikkie Hall
24720 xero Xero Sicyos
This bulb rarely bloom in cultivation, because in Africa where they grow wild they'll usually flower after grasslands fire. (Boophone disticha) Photo by: Xero Sicyos

28740 plantemania © Plantemania
Amaryllis disticha (Boophone disticha) Photo by: © Plantemania
27676 frikkie Frikkie Hall
Amaryllis disticha (Boophone disticha) Photo by: Frikkie Hall

27678 frikkie Frikkie Hall
Stile (Boophone disticha) Photo by: Frikkie Hall
27677 frikkie Frikkie Hall
Anther. (Boophone disticha) Photo by: Frikkie Hall

951 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Amaryllis disticha (Boophone disticha) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
26956 frikkie Frikkie Hall
Amaryllis disticha (Boophone disticha) Photo by: Frikkie Hall

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