Accession Data:
Cyrtanthus mackenii Hook. f.
- Common Name: Ifafa Lily
- Family: Amaryllidaceae J. St-Hil.
- Country of Origin: SE. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal
- Description: Bulbous herb to 1 foot; leaves to 1 foot long and 5/15 inch wide; umbel 4-10 flowered; flowers almost erect, pure white, 2 inches long.
Swamp plants in their native areas.
Accession Data:
- Accession # 198501069
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 2109 - MED:Fynbos A
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 04-15-2025
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Amaryllidaceae
- SubFamily: Amaryllidoideae
- Tribe: Cyrtantheae
- SubTribe:
References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cape Provinces / KwaZulu-Natal /
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, September 02, 2016.
- WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Friday, September 02, 2016.
- Angiosperm Phylogeny Website at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.
data regenerated on Mon, 28 Apr 2025 10:36:14 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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Subfamily Agapanthoideae
Subfamily Allioideae
Tribe Allieae
Subfamily Allioideae
Tribe Tulbaghieae
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Amaryllideae
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- Crininae: Crinum asiaticum
- Crininae: Crinum macowanii W/C
- Crininae: Crinum moorei
- Strumariinae: Brunsvigia striata W/C
- Strumariinae: Nerine bowdenii
- Strumariinae: Nerine krigei W/C
- Strumariinae: Nerine laticoma W/C
- Strumariinae: Nerine masoniorum W/C
- Strumariinae: Nerine rehmannii
- Strumariinae: Strumaria sp. W/C
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Cyrtantheae
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Eucharideae
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Galantheae
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Griffineae
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
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Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Hippeastreae
- Hippeastrinae: Hippeastrum hybrid
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- Hippeastrinae: Hippeastrum mandonii
- Hippeastrinae: Hippeastrum papilio
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- Zephyranthinae: Habranthus robustus
- Zephyranthinae: Habranthus sp.
- Zephyranthinae: Sprekelia formosissima
- Zephyranthinae: Zephyranthes candida
- Zephyranthinae: Zephyranthes minima
- Zephyranthinae: Zephyranthes rosea
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
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Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Lycoridae
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Narcisseae
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Pancratieae
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Stenomesseae
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
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= accession added within past 90 days