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Author: |
Nicolaus Joseph von Jacquin, 1777 |
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Family: |
HYACINTHACEAE* |
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Origin: |
Northern
Western South Africa |
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Soil: |
Mix |
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Water:
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Medium -
Maximum |
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Sun: |
Maximum |
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Thickness: |
5-7 Centimetres |
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Height: |
30
(50) Centimetres |
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Flower:
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White |
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Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbils |
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Names:
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Wonder
Flower, Cape Chincherinchee |
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Synonyms: |
Ornithogalum revolutum, Nicolaus Joseph von Jacquin,
1797.
(Tropicos:
Ornithogalum dubium,
Houttuyn, Maarten, 1780)
Eliokarmos ceresianus, Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo &
Juan.
Eliokarmos coarctatum, Raf.
Eliokarmos thyrsoides, Raf.
Lomaresis alba, Raf.
Myogalum coarctatum, Endl.
Myogalum thyrsoides, Endl.
Ornithogalum bicolor, Haw.
Ornithogalum ceresianum, F.M.Leight.
Ornithogalum coarctatum, Jacq.
Ornithogalum conicum, Willd. ex Kunth.
Ornithogalum gilgianum, Schltr. ex Poelln.
Ornithogalum grimaldiae, Nocca
Ornithogalum hermannii, F.M.Leight.
Tomoxis coarctata, Raf. |
This member of the Hyacinthaceae* family was given this name by
Nicolaus Joseph von Jacquin in 1777. It is found in Northern and
Western Cape Provinces in South Africa, growing in a well drained
soil with quite some water and lots of sun. The bulbs can grow to
five or even seven centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to ten
or even 30 centimetres in height, 50 with the flowers which are
white.
The genera name from Greek:
ornithos; 'bird' and gala; 'milk'. The species name is
derived from the term thryse; 'form of dense flower cluster,
and -oides; 'looking like, presumably in reference to
the compact flower heads.
*)Accordantly
to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae
is now part of the Asparagaceae. |
