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Taxon:  Sandersonia aurantiaca Hook.



Summary
Genus:
Sandersonia
Family:
Colchicaceae
Nomen number:
33011
Place of publication:
Bot. Mag. 79: t. 4716. 1853
Verified:
01/22/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
  3. Doreen, W. F. 1997. Sandersonia aurantiaca: a new crop with economic potential. Acta Hort. 430:727-730.
  4. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  5. Ross, J. 1972. The flora of Natal.
Common names
English
Chinese-lantern-lily –
Christmasbells –
golden-lily-of-the-valley –
Swedish
lyktlilja –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaEswatini  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaCape Provincee.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaTransvaal 
Native
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Eswatini, South Africa [Cape Province (e.), KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalpotential as ornamental Doreen, W. F. 1997. Sandersonia aurantiaca: a new crop with economic potential. Acta Hort. 430:727-730.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=33011. Accessed 20 May 2025.