Brunsvigia orientalis
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644025671ad9c026504496 |
| Scientific name | Brunsvigia orientalis |
| Authority | Ait. ex Eckl. |
| First published in | Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon : 7 (1827) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
- Bulb and seed mucilage.
Industrial and craft applications:
- Bulb mucilage historically used as a sizing agent in paper and textiles, similar to other amaryllid mucilages.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
- No confirmed food uses for Brunsvigia orientalis. Avoid any implication of edibility.
Colorants and tanning:
- No reliable reports for natural dyes or tannins.
Wood and fiber:
- No timber, bast fiber, or leaf fiber products reported.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
- No documented use of the plant as a fragrance material or cosmetic ingredient.
Properties relevant to use:
- Polysaccharide-rich mucilage (amaryllid-type) with high water solubility and film-forming capacity, consistent with sizing and coating applications.
Standards and regulation:
- No specific standards or regulatory frameworks identified for this taxon.
Sustainability and sourcing:
- Wild collection can threaten local populations; conservation-focused management is recommended where used.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Coburgia multiflora | Herb. ex Sims | Bot. Mag. 47: sub t. 2113. 1819 |
| Haemanthus orientalis | Thunb. | Prodr. Pl. Cap. : 59 (1794) |
| Amaryllis nobilis | Salisb. | Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 235 (1796) |
| Amaryllis orientalis | L. | Sp. Pl. : 293 (1753) |
| Brunsvigia gigantea | Heist. | Beschr. Neu. Geschl. : 3 (1755) |
| Brunsvigia multiflora | (L.) W.T.Aiton | Hortus Kew. 2: 230 (1811) |
| Brunsvigia rubricaulis | M.Roem. | Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 4: 57 (1847) |
| Crinum candelabrum | hort. ex M.Roem. | Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 4: 57 (1847) |
| Amaryllis multiflora | D.Dietr. | Syn. Pl. 2: 1180 (1840) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | candelabra flower |
| Afrikaans | maartblom |
| Afrikaans | perdespook |
| Afrikaans | lantanter |
| Afrikaans | ajuinbol |
| Afrikaans | kandelaarblom |
| Afrikaans | koningskandelaar |
| Afrikaans | marsblom |
| Afrikaans | rolbossie |
| Afrikaans | seeroogblom, |
| Chinese | 灯台百合 |
| Chinese | 灯台花 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Southern Africa
- Cape Provinces
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Southern Africa
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000762231 |
| Tropicos | 1200953 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:63511-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-301202 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 709242 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 379211 |
| IPNI | 63511-1 |
| iNaturalist | 132796 |
| GBIF | 2853381 |
| EOL | 1086411 |
| Wikipedia | Brunsvigia_orientalis |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Scientific Literature Top
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| Environmental pressures on stomatal size may drive plant genome size evolution: evidence from a natural experiment with Cape geophytes | Veselý P, Šmarda P, Bureš P, Stirton C, Muasya AM, Mucina L, Horová L, Veselá K, Šilerová A, Šmerda J, Knápek O | Ann Bot | 31-May-2020 |
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| Does the Prostrate-leaved Geophyte Brunsvigia orientalis Utilize Soil-derived CO2 for Photosynthesis? | Cramer MD, Kleizen C, Morrow C | Ann Bot | 08-Mar-2007 |
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| Alkaloids from Brunsvigia orientalis | Francesc Viladomat, Giovanna R. Almanza, Carles Codina, Jaume Bastida, William E. Campbell, Shaheed Mathee | Elsevier BV | 04-Apr-2003 |
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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Collections Top
| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |