Author: |
Hamilton Paul Traub, 1957 |
Family: |
AMARYLLIDACEAE |
Origin: |
Peru |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
15
Centimetres |
Height: |
30
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Green |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Offsets |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Rauhia multiflora,
Ravenna, 1969.
Callithauma spathulatum Herb. 1827,
Phaedranassa
multiflora Kunth, 1850,
Phaedranassa megistophylla
Kraenzl. 1917,
Rauhia megistophylla Traub, 1966 |
This member of the Amaryllidaceae family was given this name by
Hamilton Paul Traub in 1957.
It is found in Peru, where it grows in well-drained soil with some
water and lots of sun. The leaves will get 30 centimetres long, the
bulb 15 centimetres in diameter. The flowers are green with little white, and
the plant can be reproduced by seeds and by offsets. It is
an evergreen plant.The
genera name
after Werner Rauh, 1913-2000, a German botanist and specialist
on Madagascan succulents. The species name as it occurs in Peru.
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