Haemanthus sanguineus

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Haemanthus

At a glance

Occurrence records2 524

Data sources8

Biological traits15

DNA specimens4

eDNA detections4

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Haemanthus sanguineus's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 524 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI4 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics4 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page6 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources15 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF2 524 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries4 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD4 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 16

01Narrative

Haemanthus sanguineus is a South African bulbous geophyte in the genus Haemanthus that occurs in the fynbos vegetation of the Western Cape. This endemic fynbos geophyte is dormant during the summer and cannot be seen. In the autumn a striking crimson inflorescence emerges from the ground. This consists of a crimson stem that bears a mass of tiny red, crimson and yellow individual flowers. The plant then produces two circular leathery leaves in the autumn and winter. These lie flat on the ground and are typically edged with scarlet hairs. They are a deep green on the upper surface and underneath are covered in pink and red spots.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology2

Plant height max0.25 m

Plant height min0.15 m

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formbulbous geophyte

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formcryptophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max1 200 m

Elevation min15 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth form detailedforb

Woodinessnon-woody

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

05DNA & barcoding4 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Haemanthus sanguineus has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens4

Marker genes2

eDNA detections4

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

★matK★ITS2

plant barcodefungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Haemanthus sanguineus carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 16 n = 8

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records16–162n range16median16mode4records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 164×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 · CCDB · Oberlander2016

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Vosa, C. G. & P. D. Marchi. 1980. Chromosome analysis of Haemanthus and Scadoxus (Amaryllidaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 135: 119–126.

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Vosa, C. G. 1984. The cytology of the genus Haemanthus L. (Amaryllidaceae). J. S. African Bot. 50: 237–259.

CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — Muller-Doblies & Muller-Doblies 1975

CCDB · Oberlander2016 — Vosa & Marchi,1980 Vosa, 1984

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type2 524 records

Wild obs. + sensor2 336

Museum / vouchered187

Cultivated / captive1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO3 568 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy94% within 1 km

≤100 m 1 657≤1 km 230≤10 km 68>10 km 47

2 002 georeferenced · 334 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor2 336

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 187 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence187

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 1 records without

Open the mapnot free-living1

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions3 of 5 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Cape Town, ZA	136
Pretoria, ZA	34
Cape Town, ZA	13
GHPG$location not on record	2
Felix d'Herelle Reference Center for Bacterial Viruseslocation not on record	2

5 institutions · 187 of 187 vouchered records shown

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

09Environmental DNA4 detections

Where the DNA of Haemanthus sanguineus was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found4

Studies independent surveys1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 4 detections have coordinates

Open the map0 countries0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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Haemanthus sanguineus

At a glance

Sources8 archives

Size & morphology2

Life cycle & reproduction3

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment8

Other traits1

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type2 524 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions3 of 5 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Record type2 524 records