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Melicho sanguineus (Jacq.) Salisb.
Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 130 (1866), not validly publ.
Family: AMARYLLIDACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Haemanthus sanguineus Jacq.
Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 4: 4, t. 407 (1804). Jacq.

Melicho sanguineus (Haemanthus sanguineus) Photo by: © Plantemania
The flowers vary from pink to bright red, are borne on a stout stalk.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Haemanthus sanguineus Jacq.
Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 4: 4, t. 407 (1804).
Synonymy: 9
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: paintbrush, red paintbrush, April fool, shaving brush, Common Paintbrush, Blood lily
AFRIKAANS (Afrikaans): veldskoenblaar, Brandlelie, Velskoenblaar, bobbejaanoor


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Melicho sanguineus (Haemanthus sanguineus) Photo by: © Plantemania
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