| Author: |
Martínez-Azorín, Crespo, Juan
2011 | |
Family: |
HYACINTHACEAE* |
| Origin: |
Northern + Western Cape
Province; South Africa, Namibia |
| Soil: |
Grit - Sandy |
| Water: |
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
2-3 Centimetres |
| Height: |
5-15 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
White / Brownish Green |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbs |
| Names: |
- |
| Synonyms: |
Ornithogalum nanodes,
Frances Margaret Leighton, 1943.
Ornithogalum duthiae, Poelln. 1945.
Ornithogalum hesperanthum, U.
Müll.-Doblies & D. Müll.-Doblies, 1996.
Ornithogalum hesperanthum,
U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies, 1996.
Nicipe hesperantha, Mart.-Azorín,
M.B.Crespo & Juan, 2011. |
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 in the Northern and Western Cape Provinces in South
Africa and in Namibia, growing in a well drained soil like grit and sand with
some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to two or even
three centimetres in diameter, the entire plant from five
to fifteen centimetres in height. The flowers are white with an outer greenish
brown stripe.
The genera name was
given by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1837, honouring Nicippe from
the Greek mythology. The species name from Latin nanum;
'dwarf-like'.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae
is
now part of
the Asparagaceae. |
