The other consists of five mainly larger, tetraploid species with 2"n" = 4"x" = 60 chromosomes: "E. autumnalis", "E. comosa", "E. humilis", "E. montana" and "E. pallidiflora". The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognized 12 species, :   "Eucomis" is native to South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Malawi. Species can be found in grassland, forest, swamps and on river banks, but are absent from the drier regions. The smaller species are more often found at higher elevations, on hilltops or other exposed places; the larger species favour less exposed habitats, such as damp gulleys and streamsides. "Eucomis" species are cultivated as ornamental plants. Most of the summer-flowering species will tolerate frost down to when dormant in winter, provided they are kept dry. They flower best if given both sun exposure and moisture in summer. "Eucomis regia" grows in winter and flowers in early spring. It needs greenhouse cultivation in regions that, like Britain, have a maritime rather than a Mediterranean climate.