| Scadoxus | |
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| Scadoxus puniceus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| clade: | Angiosperms |
| clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Scadoxus Raf. |
| Species | |
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Scadoxus is a genus of 9 species native to tropical Africa in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae.[1] The genus has close affinities with Haemanthus from which it has only recently been separated.
Species in the genus are