Article Nº 0475 Plant Vol. I · p. 262
Belas Donas (Amaryllis belladonna)
Original title: Belas Donas (Amaryllis Belladona)
Belas-donas (Amaryllis belladonna), a South African amaryllis common around Monte and Camacha that flowers leafless in autumn.
A member of the Amaryllidaceae, common at Monte, Camacha, etc., which flowers in autumn, when it is leafless. It is native to Southern Africa. The medicinal belladonna (Atropa Belladona) does not occur in Madeira, not even in cultivation.
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