Photos were taken in a small town in Malawi Africa. This plant is commonly used to treat backache via local people.
Hello,
I guess it's Scadoxus multiflorus (Syn. Haemanthus multiflorus).
Hello,
I guess it's Scadoxus multiflorus (Syn. Haemanthus multiflorus).
i saw that plant in my country (indonesia), Lukas was right it was Scadoxus
Scadoxus multiflorus, same family as the onion. Most of amaryllidaceae plants have also anti fungal properties
Scadoxus multiflorus is the plant. It is naturally distributed in most part of sub-Saharan Africa. I do come across it some times in the bush where it grows wild in my country Nigeria.In addition to its medicinal value it is also used as poison for fishing. Of course the plant is classified as an ornamental spp in Plant Resources of Tropical Africa (PROTA) Basic list of species and Commodity grouping publication (2002).
Dear Zou
Your photos are mostly matching with Boophone disticha belonging to the family Amaryllidaceae because specific characters of the genus i.e., Scape solid with flowers subtended by 2 free bracts, bulbous is differs from the genus Scadoxus (Rhizomes).
It is seems that Boophone disticha (Amaryllidaceae)
It is mostly confirm that Boophone disticha with support of 3rd & 4th Photos.
I think it is Scadoxus multiflorus, commonly planted in Gardens
Boophone disticha : Leaves sessile, distichously, strap-shaped, arranged in a fan. Scape solid with flowers subtended by 2 free bracts. Flowers with pedicels considerably elongating in fruit, funnel-shaped, with tube shorter than segments. Capsule with 1 fleshy, spherical seed. Bulbous plants. Moreover, the flower dried stalks and fruits of the inflorescence form "tumble weeds" (image 1), which, rolled by the wind, disperse the seeds.
This plant is commonly distributed from Sudan to South Africa
Surely it is Scadoxus multiflorus (Martyn) Raf. of Amaryllidaceae family commonly planted as ornamental plant in gardens.
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