Blandfordiaceae

Tasmanian Christmas bell

Blandfordia punicea (Labill.) Sweet

Family: Blandfordiaceae
Genus: Blandfordia

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Tasmanian Christmas bell (Blandfordia punicea) — FlowerPhoto: Jesse de Vries, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (10)

arz: بلاندفورديا بونشيا
Chinese: 香水花科
English: Tasmanian Christmas bell
German: Weihnachtsglocke
Indonesian: Blandfordiaceae
Norwegian Bokmål: Blandfordiaceae
Polish: Blandfordiaceae
Portuguese: Blandfordiaceae
Serbian: Blandfordiaceae
Spanish: Blandfordiaceae

Synonyms

Aletris punicea Labill.
Blandfordia backhousii Lindl.
Blandfordia grandiflora Hook.f.
Blandfordia grandiflora var. backhousei Hook.f.
Blandfordia grandiflora var. backhousii (Lindl.) Hook.f.
Blandfordia grandiflora var. marginata (Herb.) Hook.f.
Blandfordia maculata Spreng.
Blandfordia marginata Herb.

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Jesse de Vries, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Cowirrie, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Leon Perrie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Edoddridge, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Justin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Ollie487, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ollie487, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ollie487, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Philip Precey, CC0, from iNaturalist

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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.