Amaryllidaceae

Malgas lily

Ammocharis longifolia (L.) Herb.

Family: Amaryllidaceae
Genus: Ammocharis

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Malgas lily: Ammocharis longifolia inflorescences at various stages of flower ripeness. — Photo: JonRichfield, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Afrikaans: Malgaslelie
Chinese: 纳米比亚绸缎花
English: Malgas lily

Synonyms

Amaryllis falcata (Jacq.) L'Hér.
Amaryllis longifolia L.
Ammocharis falcata (Jacq.) Herb.
Ammocharis herrei F.M.Leight.
Brunsvigia falcata [Ker-Gawl.]
Crinum falcatum Jacq.
Crinum longifolium (L.) Thunb.
Crinum longifolium var. farinianum Baker
Cybistetes herrei (F.M.Leight.) D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies
Cybistetes longifolia (L.) Milne-Redh. & Schweick.
Haemanthus falcatus (Jacq.) Thunb.
Palinetes falcata (Jacq.) Salisb.

Photos

Photo: JonRichfield, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JonRichfield, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JonRichfield, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JonRichfield, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.