| Author: |
Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo &
Juan 2011 | |
Family: |
HYACINTHACEAE* |
| Origin: |
S South Africa |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Sun: |
Minimum |
| Thickness: |
2-3 Centimetres |
| Height: |
10-30 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names: |
- |
| Synonyms: |
Ornithogalum anguinum,
F.M.Leight. ex Oberm.,1978. |
This member of the
Hyacinthaceae family
was given this name by Mario Martínez-Azorín, Manuel Benito Crespo and
Ana Juan in 2011. It is found from Grahamstown to Alexandria in southern
South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with quite some water and
not that much light. The bulb can grow to
three centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
from ten to 30 centimetres in height. The flowers are white.
This is a winter
grower in the wild.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae
is
now part of
the Asparagaceae.
The genera name was
given by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1837, honouring Nicippe from
the Greek mythology. The species name means 'eel or snakelike form'.
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