Flowering

South African Indigenous Grassland Plants

Cyrtanthus contractus

fire Lily Cyrtanthus contractusflower a South African indigenous grassland bulb Durban KZN South Africa

Flower of  the Fire Lily Cyrtanthus contractus a South African indigenous grassland bulb

fire Lily Cyrtanthus contractus plant a South African indigenous grassland bulb Durban KZN South Africa

Fire Lily Cyrtanthus contractus a South African indigenous grassland plant

Zulu Name
impingizana

Family
 

Amaryllidaceae

Scientific Name
 

Cyrtanthus contractus

Endemism


Not endemic to South African

Provincial distribution

Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga
General
Only flowers after a fire.
Used medicinally for dementia and Alzheimer's disease



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This page was  created on 30.09.23
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