Cyrtanthus elatus

Cyrtanthus elatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Amaryllidoideae
Tribus: Cyrtantheae
Genus: Cyrtanthus
Species: Cyrtanthus elatus

Name

Cyrtanthus elatus (Jacq.) Traub, Pl. Life 25: 48 (1969).

Synonyms

• Amaryllis elata Jacq.
• Amaryllis mexicana Savi
• Amaryllis purpurea Aiton, nom. superfl.
• Amaryllis purpurea var. major Ker Gawl.
• Amaryllis purpurea var. minor Ker Gawl.
• Amaryllis speciosa (L.f.) L'Hér.
• Cyrtanthus purpureus Herb., nom. superfl.
• Cyrtanthus purpureus f. albus Baker ex Traub
• Cyrtanthus speciosus (L.f.) Traub, nom. illeg.
• Cyrtanthus speciosus f. albus (Baker ex Traub) Traub
• Cyrtanthus speciosus f. magnificus (Baker) Traub
• Hippeastrum purpureum J.Carter, nom. superfl.
• Vallota elata (Jacq.) M.Roem.
• Vallota eximia auct.
• Vallota grandiflora Carrière
• Vallota purpurea Herb., nom. superfl.
• Vallota purpurea var. magnifica Baker
• Vallota speciosa (L.f.) T.Durand & Schinz

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Traub, H.P., Pl. Life 25: 48 (1969).

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Cyrtanthus elatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Cyrtanthus elatus. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 29 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Scarborough Lily
suomi: Vaarinkaarililja, vaarinkukka

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