Ammocharis coranica, commonly known as the Karoo lily or sore-eye flower, is a flowering plant and geophyte that belongs to the family Amaryllidaceae and is native to South Africa where it occurs in all the provinces.[1] It is also native to Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia and Zimbabwe.[2]

Ammocharis coranica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Ammocharis
Species:
A. coranica
Binomial name
Ammocharis coranica
(Ker Gawl.) Herb.
Synonyms
  • Amaryllis coranica Ker Gawl.
  • Amaryllis coranica var. pallida Lindl.
  • Ammocharis coccinea Pax
  • Ammocharis coranica var. pallida (Lindl.) Herb.
  • Ammocharis taveliana Schinz
  • Brunsvigia coranica (Ker Gawl.) Ker Gawl.
  • Crinum coccineum (Pax) Fritsch
  • Crinum tavelianum (Schinz) Fritsch
  • Palinetes coranica (Ker Gawl.) Salisb.

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