Details of genus: Cyrtanthus Aiton [335]
genus_ja:
genus_en: Fire lily
# spp.:
pub_year:
accepted: Accepted
Family: Amaryllidaceae
family_ja: ヒガンバナ
Infra familial classification:
distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of about 50 species of clump-forming, bulbous perennials from grassland to forest and cliffs in Africa. Most cultivated species are from South Africa. Usually deciduous, sometimes semi-evergreen, lance- to strap-shaped, mostly mid-green, basal leaves may be present or absent at flowering. Umbels of showy, tubular or tubular-bell-shaped to funnel-shaped flowers are produced on leafless stems mainly from spring to autumn. In frost-prone areas, grow in a cool or temperate greenhouse, or as a houseplant. Elsewhere, grow in a border or at the base of a warm, sunny wall.
hardiness_en: Frost hardy to frost tender.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed at 13-18°C (55-64°F) when ripe. Remove offsets in spring.
pests_en: Trouble free.
description_ja:
comment: Trop. & S.Africa
comment_ja: キルタンサス
type_species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56
family:
System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
APG4 | Amaryllidaceae | ヒガンバナ科 | Show | |||
PB2 | Amaryllidaceae | ヒガンバナ科 | Show | |||
PB3 | Amaryllidaceae | ヒガンバナ科 | Show |