Kromme-Geelhout-Database
Species details
Genus
Genus : Scadoxus
Family: Amaryllidaceae (Monocotyledon)
Taxon : Flowering plant
Group : Plant
SPECIES
puniceusNOTES
A bulbous geophyte to 45 cm with several erect, basally sheathing leaves which form a false stem. The leaves are bright green with many veins and undulating margins. The leaves are often dry at flowering.
AUTHORITY
(L.) Friis & NordalSub Author
Conservation
CommonHabit
HerbaceousLand Invertebrate
n/aColour
- Notes: Flowers with more than 4 green bracts are borne in a dense head. The fruits ripen to a glossy red
- Colour: Orange
Common Name
- Royal paint brush
- Red paint brush
- Blood flower
- Snake lily
- Rooikwas
- Seerooglelie
- Skeerkwas
- Paint brush
- Verfkwas
- Blood lily
- Red paint brush
Habitat
- NOTES: Grows in dense shade in the bush
- HABITAT NAME: Bush
Uses
- Gynaecological treatments
- The bulbs are used for gynaecological complaints and are taken regularly during pregnancy
- Gastro-intestinal treatments
- Used as an emetic for gastro-intestinal complaints
- Respiratory treatments
- Used as an emetic to treat respiratory problems
- Wound treatments
- Used as poultices
- Toxicity
- Known to contain poisonous principles such as lycorine and haemanthine
Months
- September
- October
- November
- December
- January
- October
Synonyms for Species
- Haemanthus magnificus
- Haemanthus natalensis
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