Derivation of specific name
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multiflorus: many-flowered
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Scadoxus multiflorus (Martyn) Raf.
subsp. multiflorus Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=114910
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Description
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Perennial herb, growing from a large bulb. The plants die back every year and usually flower before the leaves fully develop. A single spherical inflorescence, containing up to 150 individual flowers, is borne on a fleshy stem.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Scadoxus multiflorus (Martyn) Raf.
subsp. multiflorus Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=114910
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Frequency
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Common
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Scadoxus multiflorus (Martyn) Raf.
subsp. multiflorus Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=114910
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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Throughout tropical Africa, extending to the Yemen, South Africa and Namibia.
- license
- cc-by-nc
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Scadoxus multiflorus (Martyn) Raf.
subsp. multiflorus Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=114910
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings