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Bloodlilies
Scadoxus
Scadoxus is a genus of African and Arabian plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. The English name "blood lily" is used for some of the species. The genus has close affinities with Haemanthus. Species of Scadoxus are grown as ornamental plants for their brilliantly coloured flowers, either in containers or in the ground in frost-free climates. Although some species have been used in traditional medicine, they contain poisonous alkaloids.
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Bloodlily
speciesScadoxus multiflorus
Paintbrush lily
speciesScadoxus puniceus
Dwarf Paintbrush Lily
speciesScadoxus membranaceus
Forest Fireball Lily
speciesScadoxus cinnabarinus
Rwenzori Bloodlily
speciesScadoxus cyrtanthiflorus
Pungwe Lily
speciesScadoxus pole-evansii
Scadoxus nutans
speciesScadoxus nutans
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 81490.