Amaryllidaceae

Candelabra flower

Brunsvigia orientalis Ait. ex Eckl.

Family: Amaryllidaceae
Genus: Brunsvigia

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Candelabra flower (Brunsvigia orientalis) — Photo: magriet b, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Afrikaans: Ajuinbol, Kandelaarblom, Koningskandelaar, Lantanter, Maartblom, Marsblom, Perdespook, Rolbossie
Chinese: 灯台百合, 灯台花
English: Candelabra flower

Synonyms

Amaryllis multiflora D.Dietr.
Amaryllis nobilis Salisb.
Amaryllis orientalis L.
Brunsvigia gigantea Heist.
Brunsvigia multiflora (L.) W.T.Aiton
Brunsvigia rubricaulis M.Roem.
Coburgia multiflora Herb. ex Sims
Crinum candelabrum hort. ex M.Roem.
Haemanthus orientalis (L.) Thunb.

Photos

Photo: magriet b, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Di Turner, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kathryn Cooley, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kathryn Cooley, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kathryn Cooley, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kathryn Cooley, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.