| Author: |
J.C. Manning & P.Goldblatt, 2006 |
| Family: |
HYACINTHACEAE* |
| Origin: |
Little
Karoo; Western South Africa, Namibia |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
5 Centimetres |
| Height: |
12 Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
White-Yellow / Green |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbs |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Albuca
bruce-bayeri,
Ute
Müller-Doblies, 1994.
Albuca hallii,
Ute
Müller-Doblies, 1994.
Ornithogalum hallii, John C.
Manning & Peter Goldblatt, 2004. |
This member of the Hyacinthaceae
family was given this name by
John C. Manning and
Peter Goldblatt in 2006. It is found
in Little Karoo in western South Africa and in Namibia, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to five
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to twelve centimetres or
more in
height. The
flowers are white to pale yellow and green.
The
genera name from Greek: ornithos; 'bird' and gala; 'milk'.
The species name referring to the
sticky fruits.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae
is
now part of
the Asparagaceae.
This is a winter-grower. |
