Haemanthus

Haemanthus is a genus in the Amaryllidaceae family that is confined to South Africa and Namibia. The 22 currently known Haemanthus species are characteristically fleshy, often hairy plants, well known for their compact, brush-like inflorescences. Their specialised fruits are berries which contain a few large, moisture-rich seeds. There are found both in winter and summer rainfall regions. The latest revision of this genus was written by Snijman, D.A., 1984. See References. Haemanthus was the subject of the PBS list Topic of the Week in December 2004. Cameron McMaster provided this Introduction.

Photos of a few of the species are shown below.

Haemanthus canaliculatus, Cameron McMaster

For more photos and information about the species select the appropriate wiki page:

Haemanthus A-C – Haemanthus D-L – Haemanthus M-Z

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Haemanthus species
Haemanthus albiflos	Haemanthus amarylloides	Haemanthus barkerae
Haemanthus canaliculatus	Haemanthus carneus	Haemanthus coccineus
Haemanthus crispus	Haemanthus dasyphyllus	Haemanthus deformis
Haemanthus graniticus	Haemanthus humilis	Haemanthus hybrid
Haemanthus 'King Albert'	Haemanthus lanceifolius	Haemanthus montanus
Haemanthus namaquensis	Haemanthus nortieri	Haemanthus pauculifolius
Haemanthus pubescens	Haemanthus pumilio	Haemanthus sanguineus
Haemanthus sp. nova ex. Aus	Haemanthus sp. nova ex. Huib Plateau	Haemanthus sp. nova ex. Lüderitz
Haemanthus sp. nova ex. Namuskluft	Haemanthus spp.	Haemanthus tristis
Haemanthus unifoliatus