Cyrtathus rotundilobus
J.E. Shields (Mon, 23 Aug 2004 10:50:27 PDT)

Tarcísio,

According to "A Review of the Southern African Species of Cyrtanthus" by C.
Reid and R.A. Dyer, American Plant Life Society (1984), Cyrtanthus
rotundilobus is native to the Transkei region of South Africa. See also
R.A. Dyer, HERBERTIA, vol. 6, p. 84 (1939). Up to 11 reddish-scarlet
flowers in an umbel,, more or less trumpet-shaped. Leaves up to 4, 16 - 30
cm long by about 1.7 cm wide. Flowers with leaves, in Dec - Jan in habitat.

The American Plant Life Society is now of course the International Bulb
Society.

Jim Shields

At 02:07 PM 8/23/2004 -0300, you wrote:

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