Amaryllidaceae

Candelabra lily

Brunsvigia josephinae [Ker-Gawl.]

Family: Amaryllidaceae
Genus: Brunsvigia

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Candelabra lily (Brunsvigia josephinae) — FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Afrikaans: Lantanter
Chinese: 约瑟芬灯台花
English: Candelabra lily
Spanish: Lirio candelabro

Synonyms

Amaryllis gigantea Van Marum
Amaryllis josephinae Redouté
Amaryllis josephiniae Redouté
Amaryllis josephiniana Herb.
Brunsvigia gigantea (Marum) Traub
Brunsvigia glauca Salisb.
Brunsvigia gydobergensis D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies
Brunsvigia josephiniae var. angutifolia Ker Gawl.
Coburgia josephinae Herb.

Flowers

In flower: January to March (from 21 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: YvettevWijk, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: kevin koen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: kevin koen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Di Turner, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.