''Ammocharis nerinoides'' is a plant species endemic to

Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

, known from the

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and Etoshapan Districts. It occurs in desert regions in river beds occasionally flooded with seasonal rainfall. It is also cultivated elsewhere for its showy flowers. ''Ammocharis nerinoides'' is a perennial herb forming egg-shaped bulbs up to 50 mm in diameter. It has 4-10 leaves, distichously arranged, narrow, up to 40 cm long, with very small teeth along the margins. Flowering stalk is flattened, reddish-green, up to 12 cm tall. Flowers are borne in an

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of up to 7 pink flowers.Lehmiller, David J. 1992. Transfer of ''Crinum nerinoides'' to ''Ammocharis''. Novon 2:335-35
/ref>Plessis, N du, & G. Duncan. 1989. Bulbous plants of South Africa. Tafelberg Publishers, Cape Town

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q15524135 Amaryllidoideae Endemic flora of Namibia Taxa named by John Gilbert Baker