Author: | J.Manning & Peter Goldblatt, 2004 |
Family: |
HYACINTHACEAE* |
Origin: |
Namibia,
Western South Africa |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
3 Centimetres |
Height: |
12 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbs |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Albuca
namaquensis John Gilbert Baker, 1897.
Albuca
circinata, John Gilbert Baker, 1903.
Albuca ausensis, Dinter.
Albuca avasimontana, Dinter.
Albuca circinata, Baker.
Dipcadi ausense, Dinter.
Dipcadi avasimontanum, Dinter. |
This member of the Hyacinthaceae family was
given this name by John Charles Manning and Peter Goldblattin 2004. It is found in
Namibia and down along the western South Africa to the South Cape, growing in a well
drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The bulb will grow to
three or even four centimetres, the entire plant reach twelve
centimetres. The flowers are yellow.
The
genera name from Greek: ornithos; 'bird' and gala; 'milk'.
The species name after the area it is
found in: Namaqualand.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae
is
now part of
the Asparagaceae. |