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Haemanthus dasyphyllus
Haemanthus dasyphyllus ("dasyphyllus": Greek "downy/shaggy leaf") is a bulbous geophyte, endemic to South Africa. It is one of about 20 species in the genus Haemanthus, and is found near Loeriesfontein in Namaqualand.
H. dasyphyllus was discovered in 1926 on Langberg and Kubiskouberg north-west of Loeriesfontein and first described by Deidré Snijman in 1984. The localities are on shale deposits some 900m above sea level with an annual rainfall of 100–200mm. As the specific name implies, the lanceolate leaves are covered by soft, white hairs on either both surfaces, the lower surface or the margins. The leaves are held erect, are twisted and spotted with red at the base. The flowerhead is bright red and enclosed by 5–6 spathe valves. Peduncles are occasionally covered in soft, white hairs. Bulbs have imbricate and distichous tunics.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Haemanthus dasyphyllus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
