PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / ASPARAGALES / AMARYLLIDACEAE / HAEMANTHEAE / HAEMANTHUS / SERENA / CARNEUS
Bulb ovoid, more or less medianly compressed, up to 70 mm across; tunics more or less equal, with horizontally truncate margins, cream-coloured, the outer parts mostly withered and brown. Leaves 2 or 3, mostly flat on ground, sometimes recurved, present with the inflorescence or appearing shortly after; blade broadly to narrowly elliptic or ovate, 100-210 mm long, 35-135 mm wide, flat; both surfaces light green, immaculate, softly pubescent or glabrous; margins ciliate; apex acute or obtuse. Peduncle erect, 60-270 mm long, 7-12 mm across widest diam., green to brownish-red, softly pubescent, rarely glabrous. Umbel loose, globose, 45-90 mm across. Spathe valves 5-7, spreading and soon becoming reflexed, shorter than the flowers, narrowly lanceolate, 13-20 mm long, 2-5 mm wide, membranous, rose-pink with darker veins, tips acute. Flowers 30-120, rose-pink. Pedicels 11-25 mm long, brownish-red. Perianth 11-13 mm long; tube 2.5-3.5 mm long, more or less cylindrical, gradually widening upwards, segments slightly spreading, narrowly oblong to lanceolate, 8.5-10 mm long, 1.5-3 mm wide; tips acute to obtuse. Filaments included, less than half as long as the segments at anthesis, 1-3 mm long with alternate filaments 3-4 mm long, white to pale pink. Anthers small, 1 mm when open, yellow. Ovary subglobose, 1-2 mm across, green to reddish-brown. Style short, 3-7 mm long. Berries not known. From: Snijman, DA. 1984. A revision of the genus Haemanthus L. (Amaryllidaceae). J. S. African Bot.: 1-139. [CC BY]
Perennial geophyte, 0.100-0.275 m high. Leaves green at flowering, ± prostrate, ± elliptic, 35-135 mm wide, softly hairy or smooth, fringed. Flowers many, in a loose cluster, surrounding bracts delicate pink; perianth 11-13 mm long, rose-pink; stamens < 1/2 as long as segments. Flowering time Jan.-Mar. From: Snijman, DA; McMaster, JC. 2019. Amaryllidaceae. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(3): 1615-1632. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Geophyte, up to 275 mm high. Leaves 2 or 3; present or shortly after flowering; usually flat on ground; blade broadly to narrowly elliptic or ovate, 100-210 x 35-135 mm, apex acute to obtuse, margins ciliate. Flowers: umbel loose, globose, with spathe valves membranous; stamens included in perianth, < 1/2 the length of segments at anthesis; perianth with tube 2.53.5 mm long, lobes narrowly oblong to narrowly ovate, 8.5-10.0 mm long, rose-pink; Jan.-Mar. Fruit a berry. From: Retief, E; Meyer, NL. 2017. Amaryllidaceae. In: E Retief & NL Meyer (eds), Plants of the Free State: Inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 833-844. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Haemanthus carneus is easy to distinguish by its floral characters. The umbel of widely spreading pink flowers is very loose and globose. Unlike any other species in the genus, the stamens at anthesis are included well within the perianth, always less than half the length of the segments. Vegetatively, it is very like H. humilis. The bulb is usually compressed in the median plane with more or less even tunics. The light green immaculate leaves are fleshy and range from hairy to smooth with ciliate margins. From: Snijman, DA. 1984. A revision of the genus Haemanthus L. (Amaryllidaceae). J. S. African Bot.: 1-139. [CC BY]
Groups of bulbs are found mostly in shade either under trees and bushes or amongst rock outcrops. From: Snijman, DA. 1984. A revision of the genus Haemanthus L. (Amaryllidaceae). J. S. African Bot.: 1-139. [CC BY]
In grassland on upper slopes and in partial shade amongst rocks or shrubs at lower altitudes. Sub-Escarpment Grassland, Albany Thicket. From: Snijman, DA; McMaster, JC. 2019. Amaryllidaceae. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(3): 1615-1632. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Dwarf Karroid Shrubland. In shade of trees and bushes, rocky outcrops. From: Retief, E; Meyer, NL. 2017. Amaryllidaceae. In: E Retief & NL Meyer (eds), Plants of the Free State: Inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 833-844. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Known from very few sites in the Orange Free State, Natal midlands and the eastern Cape near Somerset East and Grahamstown. From: Snijman, DA. 1984. A revision of the genus Haemanthus L. (Amaryllidaceae). J. S. African Bot.: 1-139. [CC BY]
January to March
300 to 1200 m
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Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature
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Names and Sources
Published in: Bot. Reg. 6: t. 509 (1821)
| Common name | Language | Reference/barcode | Published as |
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| Bobbejaanoor | Afrikaans | Phillips, EP; Smith, CA; Van Hoepen, E. 1966. Common names of South African plants. Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa 35: 1-642. Government Printer, Pretoria. |
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Asparagales
FAMILY Amaryllidaceae
TRIBE Haemantheae
GENUS Haemanthus
SUBGENUS Serena
SPECIES carneus
15 results for Haemanthus carneus Ker Gawl.
Barcode: NBG0094977-0 Collector(s) & number: Wisura, W, 1098 | 1970-1-20
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Grahamstown. Plutosvale.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0089911-1 Collector(s) & number: Wisura, W, 1063 | 1970-1-11
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Somerset East. Mountain Drive. S. aspect of the Boschberg?
General notes: In shade amongs trees and bushes on south-facing mountain slope in forest. Both surface immaculate, glabarous, margins ciliate. Leaves taken 12/8/1974. In grass amongst Acacia karoo and other trees.
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Barcode: NBG0093921-0 Collector(s) & number: Schelpe, EACLE, s.n. | 1972-2-7
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Underberg. Lowlands, near Estcourt.
General notes: Flowers pale pink, stamens short.
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Barcode: PRE0070495-0 Collector(s) & number: Smith, CA, 5604 | 1928-1-
South Africa, Free State, FAURESMITH DIST.; FAURESMITH BOTANICAL RES.
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Barcode: NBG0135636-0 Collector(s) & number: Schelpe, EACLE, N.B.G.11/42 | 1968-1-23
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Lowlands, Escourt.
General notes: Neg Photo of flowers by W.F. Barker. 23.1.1968. Neg Photo of leaves by W. F. Barker 21.3.1968.
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Barcode: NBG0086706-0 Collector(s) & number: Schelpe, EACLE, N.B.G.11/42 | 1968-1-23
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Lowlands near Estcourt.
General notes: Leaves different more hairy. Flowers pale pink, stamens short. Leaves two pubescent above 12.8.1968.
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Barcode: LNBG$0001605-0 Collector(s) & number: Kluge, JP, 2111 | 1979-11-18
South Africa, Mpumalanga, Morgenzon Natuurreservaat.
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Barcode: PRE0070494-0 Collector(s) & number: Bruce, EA, 521 | 1951-2-11
South Africa, Eastern Cape, SOMERSET EAST; BOSCHBERG
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Barcode: NBG0089911-2 Collector(s) & number: Wisura, W, 1063 | 1970-1-11
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Somerset East. Mountain Drive. S. aspect of the Boschberg?
General notes: In shade amongs trees and bushes on south-facing mountain slope in forest. Both surface immaculate, glabarous, margins ciliate. Leaves taken 12/8/1974. In grass amongst Acacia karoo and other trees.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0115426-0 Collector(s) & number: Wisura, W, 1098 | 1970-1-20
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Pluto's Vale.
General notes: On steep rocks under bushes. West northwest aspect. Leaves 3 - 4 lying flat on ground, upper surface dark green with long soft hairs. Under surface light green with soft hairs towards apex. Immaculate. Leaves taken 29.6.1977.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0066593-0 Collector(s) & number: Harries, SM, NBG1170/30 | 1943-2-11
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Somerset East.
General notes: Flowers pink leaves hysteranthous.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
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2019
SERIES CHAPTER
Amaryllidaceae Snijman, DA; McMaster, JCIn: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(3)1615-1632
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
2017
SERIES CHAPTER
Amaryllidaceae Retief, E; Meyer, NLIn: E Retief & NL Meyer (eds), Plants of the Free State: Inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 833-844
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
2016
No results found for Haemanthus carneus Ker Gawl.
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