Global InformationCyrtanthus falcatus information
| Cyrtanthus falcatus | |
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| Osaka Prefectural Flower Garden | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Cyrtanthus |
| Species: | C. falcatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtanthus falcatus R.A.Dyer[1]
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Cyrtanthus falcatus, the falcate fire lily, is a species of flowering plant in the amaryllis family Amaryllidaceae from the Natal region of South Africa. A bulbous perennial growing to 30 cm (12 in), it has glossy, strap-shaped leaves and erect burgundy-coloured stems. These bear umbels of 8-10 narrowly-flared, pendulous tubular flowers in shades of red, green and cream in spring and summer. The umbels are bent over in a curious crook or sickle shape (hence The Latin specific epithet falcatus, "shaped like a sickle").[2] The plant goes dormant in winter. The bulb, shaped like a bowling pin, rests with its neck above the soil line.[3]
- ^ "International Plant Names Index - Cyrtanthus falcatus". IPNI.org. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
- ^ "Cyrtanthus falcatus". strangewonderfulthings.com. Retrieved 6 February 2018.