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Melicho humilis (Jacq.) Salisb.
Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 130 1866.
Family: AMARYLLIDACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Haemanthus humilis Jacq.
Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 4: 6, t. 411 1804. Jacq.

Melicho humilis (Haemanthus humilis) Photo by: © Plantemania

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Haemanthus humilis Jacq.
Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 4: 6, t. 411 1804.
Synonymy: 5 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Haemanthus humilis subs. hirsutus (Baker) Snijman
J. S. African Bot. 12: 32 1984.
Synonymy: 4
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Pink paint brush, Rabbit's Ears

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Haemanthus humilis group

  • Haemanthus humilis Jacq.: Flowers rose-pink to white. Stamens equalling the perianth segments or exserted by up to 5-15 mm. Distribution: Western Transvaal, Orange Free State, northern and eastern Cape.
  • Haemanthus humilis subs. hirsutus (Baker) Snijman: Leaves can be either entirely pubescent (hirsute), ciliate along the edges, or completely glabrous. Flowers white or pale pink, stamens exserted by 5-15 mm. Distribution: Transvaal, Swaziland, Lesotho and Natal.


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Melicho humilis (Haemanthus humilis) Photo by: © Plantemania
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Melicho humilis (Haemanthus humilis) Photo by: © Plantemania


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