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Cyrtanthus galpinii (Galpin's cyrtanthus, Fire lily)

[= Cyrtanthus balenii]

Galpin-cyrtanthus, Vuurlelie [Afrikaans]; umpimpilizi [Swazi]

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Asparagales > Family: Amaryllidaceae > Genus: Cyrtanthus

Cyrtanthus galpinii (Galpin's cyrtanthus, Fire lily) Cyrtanthus galpinii (Galpin's cyrtanthus, Fire lily)

Cyrtanthus galpinii, Cecil Kop, Mutare, Zimbabwe. [photos Bart Wursten ©, Flora of Zimbabwe ]

Cyrtanthus galpinii, near Mbazwana, northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. [images Craig Gibbon ©]

Links

Publications (by date)

  • Onderstall J. 1984. Transvaal Lowveld and Escarpment including the Kruger National Park. South African Wild Flower Guide 4. Botanical Society of Southern Africa, Kirstenbosch. See p. 56.
  • Pooley E. 1998. A Field Guide to Wild Flowers KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban. See p. 40.