The Amaryllis Family - Ammoccharis Coranica

The genus Ammocharis in the Amaryllis Family (Amaryllidaceae) is endemic to Africa. They are herbaceous perennials growing from a true bulb. The flowers are borne in an umbel, a cluster at the top of the peduncle or stalk.
Ammocharis is closely related to Crinum. Like Crinum, it has fleshy seeds that do not go dormant ("recalcitrant"). For two species of Ammocharis, the seeds appear to be dispersed by wind.

 

There are several species in the genus:

angolensis

   Not in cultivation as far as I know.

   Distribution: Africa, Uganda and Tanzania to Angola.

   

baumii

   Syn., Crinum baumii

   Summer growing, small species.

   Distribution: Southern Tropical Africa to Namibia. 

 

coranica

 

Summer growing or opportunistic.

   Distribution: Southern Africa, widespread in summer-rainfall areas.

deserticola

   Closely related to A. longifolia. Infructescence: seeds probably dispersed by wind.

   Not in cultivation as far as I know.

   Distribution: Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia

longifolia

   Syn., Cybistetes longifolia

   Leaves straight and erect. Infructescence: seeds dispersed by wind.

   Winter growing.

   Distribution: Southern Namibia and the western areas of South Africa.  

 

Nerinoides

Syn., Crinum nerinoides
       Summer growing (probably), dwarf species.
       Distribution: Namibia. 

Tinneana

       

 Summer growing (probably).
       Distribution: Ethiopia southward and westward to Botswana and Namibia.