To me it looks like H. haemanthus
Perhaps this will help
H. coccineus
H. multiflorus
Plants up to 25 cm tall
Plants up to 50 cm tall
Leaves up to 15 cm long, 12 cm broad, thick & fleshy Leaves 3-4,
up to 30 cm long, short-petioled, petiole bases forming
pseudostem
Spathe valves, ascending, bright red
Spathe valves reflexed
Heads up to 8 cm in dia., fls red
Heads 8-15 cm in dia., fls blood red
Perianth lobes ascending
Perianth lobes spreading.
To me it looks like H. multiflorus
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On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 7:46 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise pl.
>
> Some earlier relevant feedback:
>
> “*Haemanthus multiflorus
> *Pankaj”
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> “*Scadoxus multiflorus (=Haemanthus multiflorus)
> *Tanay”
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> “*Could this be Haemanthus coccineus L.* of Amaryllidaceae?”
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Thiruvengadam Ekambaram <[email protected]>
> Date: 11 September 2010 13:00
> Subject: [efloraofindia:47148] To share 110910 ET
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> Friends
> This flower pictures I took, near Attappadi, Kerala
> Date/Time- ------ May 15, 2010 ----9.43 am
> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS------ Attappadi
> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type------------Open space
> Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-----
> Height/Length- ----- around 0.5 me, from ground
> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size -------
> Inflorescence Type/ Size-
> Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- ----
> Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds—
> With Warm Regards,
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