... be disturbed once well established. The Amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, has about 60 genera of which 19 occur in ... 280 are found in southern Africa. [This classification of Amaryllidaceae is in the sense of Leistner (2000).] In the ...

... to note that brunsvigias, like all the other genera of Amaryllidaceae, have a very high alkaloid content, and ...

... being known as the 'April-fool'. Compared with other Amaryllidaceae, Haemanthus has especially small flowers. ... slow growing. For instance,  H. nortieri  [see  Amaryllidaceae  ] can take almost 17 years to mature.  ...

... break open and scatter their seeds. [See picture in Amaryllidaceae ] Brunsvigia Brunsvigia , unlike its close ... of the bulbs are used for medicinal purposes. Like all Amaryllidaceae, however, brunsvigias are rich in alkaloids ...

... world-wide tropical to temperate ornamental lily family, Amaryllidaceae. The family includes the European narcissi and ...