Haemanthus humilis is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Haemanthus.[1] The species is native to South Africa, it occurs in every province, as well as Botswana and Lesotho.[2][3]

Haemanthus humilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Haemanthus
Species:
H. humilis
Binomial name
Haemanthus humilis
Jacq., (1804)
Synonyms
  • Melicho humilis (Jacq.) Salisb.

There are two subspecies:

  • Haemanthus humilis subsp. hirsutus (Baker) Snijman[4]
  • Haemanthus humilis subsp. humilis

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