Back Sandersonia aurantiaca Afrikaans Sandersonia aurantiaca CEB Laternenlilie German Sandersonia aurantiaca Spanish Sandersonia aurantiaca French Sandersonija Croatian Sandersonia aurantiaca Italian サンダーソニア Japanese Sandersonia Latin Sandersonia pomarańczowa Polish
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Colchicaceae |
| Genus: | Sandersonia Hook. |
| Species: | S. aurantiaca
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| Sandersonia aurantiaca | |
Sandersonia is a monotypic genus of rhizomatous plant, belonging to the family Colchicaceae, the single species Sandersonia aurantiaca being native to South Africa (the Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Provinces) and Eswatini (Swaziland).[1][2] Common names for S. aurantiaca include Christmas bells, golden lily of the valley, Chinese lantern lily and Chinese lantern bulb. S. aurantiaca is a perennial plant of trailing growth that can reach 30 inches in height. The flowers are yellow or orange.[3]
- ^ William Jackson Hooker. 1853. Botanical Magazine 79: t. 4716 Sandersonia aurantiaca
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Sandersonia aurantiaca
- ^ Botanica: The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them (Könemann, 2004, ISBN 3-8331-1253-0), 818, 962.