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Accession Data:

Kumara haemanthifolia (A.Berger & Marloth) Boatwr. & J.C.Manni

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Asphodelaceae
  • Synonym(s): Aloe haemanthifolia

  • Country of Origin: Western Cape - Hottentots Holland Mountains to Cold Bokkeveld Mountains.
  • Habitat: Fynbos, occurs on steep, rocky slopes, altitude 500-1700 m.

  • Culture: Well-drained acidic soil, full sun, cool winter temperatures.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201000100
  • Source: Silverhill Seeds
  • Provenance: Baineskloof, Western Cape, South Africa
  • Accession Date: 09-14-2010
  • Bench: 2203 - XER:Spiny Thicket/Socotra/S Africa
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 05-01-2023
  • Restrictions:
    • CITES Appendix II Listed Plant
    • BGCI Limited Ex Situ Distribution - Plants do not leave building without Manager approval!
    • Distribution Agreement (CBD or similar) - Plants do not leave Greenhouse/TLS w/o Manager approval!

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: monocots
  • Order: Asparagales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Asphodelaceae
  • SubFamily: Asphodeloideae
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023
2022
2021

References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cape Provinces

References (external):

  1. Smith, G.F. and van Wyk, B. 2008. Aloes in Southern Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Town
  2. Victor, J.E. 2009. Kumara haemanthifolia (A.Berger & Marloth) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2015.1. Last accessed on 04 January 2016.
  3. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.

data regenerated on Tue, 10 Oct 2023 15:30:58 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Asphodelaceae

Subfamily Asphodeloideae

  • Aloe albiflora
  • Aloe alooides
  • Aloe arborescens
  • Aloe bakeri
  • Aloe berevoana W/C
  • Aloe branddraaiensis W/C
  • Aloe burgersfortensis
  • Aloe cooperi W/C
  • Aloe cremnophila
  • Aloe descoingsii
  • Aloe dorotheae
  • Aloe ferox
  • Aloe globuligemma W/C
  • Aloe jucunda
  • Aloe juvenna
  • Aloe krapohliana
  • Aloe longistyla
  • Aloe maculata
  • Aloe marlothii W/C
  • Aloe melanacantha
  • Aloe nobilis
  • Aloe parvula
  • Aloe polyphylla
  • Aloe rauhii
  • Aloe rivierei
  • Aloe spicata
  • Aloe thraskii
  • Aloe vera
  • Aloe vogtsii
  • Aloiampelos ciliaris
  • Aristaloe aristata
  • Asphodeline liburnica
  • Astroloba congesta
  • Bulbine frutescens
  • Bulbine margarethae W/C
  • x Gasterhaworthia Royal Highness
  • Gasteria batesiana
  • Gasteria brachyphylla W/C
  • Gasteria brachyphylla var. bayeri
  • Gasteria disticha W/C
  • Gasteria ellaphieae
  • Gasteria glauca W/C
  • Gasteria glomerata
  • Gasteria nitida var. armstrongii
  • Gasteria obliqua
  • Gonialoe variegata
  • Haworthia attenuata var. radula
  • Haworthia blackburniae
  • Haworthia cf. aristata W/C
  • Haworthia cooperi W/C
  • Haworthia cooperi var. dielsiana
  • Haworthia cooperi var. truncata W/C
  • Haworthia cymbiformis
  • Haworthia cymbiformis
  • Haworthia decipiens W/C
  • Haworthia gracilis var. tenera
  • Haworthia pygmaea var. acuminata W/C
  • Haworthia magnifica var. splendens W/C
  • Haworthia magnifica var. splendens W/C
  • Haworthia marumiana var. batesiana
  • Haworthia mirabilis W/C
  • Haworthia mirabilis var. paradoxa
  • Haworthia mirabilis var. triebneriana
  • Haworthia retusa W/C
  • Haworthia retusa
  • Haworthia truncata W/C
  • Haworthia truncata
  • Haworthia turgida
  • Haworthia venosa subsp. tessellata
  • Haworthiopsis glauca
  • Haworthiopsis limifolia W/C
  • Haworthiopsis limifolia W/C
  • Haworthiopsis limifolia W/C
  • Haworthiopsis longiana
  • Haworthiopsis reinwardtii
  • Haworthiopsis viscosa W/C
  • Kumara haemanthifolia W/C
  • Kumara plicatilis

Subfamily Hemerocallidoideae

  • Dianella ensifolia
  • Hemerocallis fulva
  • Phormium tenax

Subfamily Xanthorrhoeoideae

  • Xanthorrhoea australis
W/C = Wild Collected
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