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Clivia nobilis

Clivia nobilis

Lindl.
Clivia

Family: Amaranthaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Clivia nobilis, the green-tip forest lily, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Clivia, of the family Amaryllidaceae, native to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It grows to about 38 cm. It has evergreen strap-shaped leaves, and bears pendent umbels of multiple narrow, trumpet-shaped, red and yellow flowers, tipped with green.

At a minimum temperature of 10 C, in temperate regions it is normally cultivated as a houseplant. Like its relative C. miniata It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society´s Award of Garden Merit (confirmed 2017).

Charlotte Percy (née Clive), Duchess of Northumberland (1787–1866), governess of Queen Victoria, was the first to cultivate the plant in the United Kingdom and bring it to flower. The whole genus was subsequently named after the Duchess.

Source: Wikipedia, article Clivia nobilis. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 585717
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CABA
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/12/2023
Jorge Iriberri


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
203887612/11/2023ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresJardín Botánico, CABAJorge Iriberri
171646201/02/2023ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresJardín Botánico Carlos Thays, PalermoMarcos Augusto Lartigau
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Clivia nobilis – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.