A flowering plant by Cok Grootscholten.
The leaves of S.d discifera by
Bert Zaalberg, Pacificbulbsociety.org.
The leaves of S. d. bulbifera by
Bert Zaalberg, Pacificbulbsociety.org.
Bulbs by Nhu Nguyen,
Pacificbulbsociety.org. |
| Author: |
Hermann Wilhelm Rudolf
Marloth, 1992 | |
Family: |
AMARYLLIDACEAE |
| Origin: |
MW South Africa |
| Soil: |
Clay |
| Water: |
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
1-2 Centimetres |
| Height: |
2-15 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
White / Olive-Green - Pink |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbs |
| Names: |
- |
| Synonyms: |
Could be: Gemmaria
discifera, D. Müll.-Doblies & U. Müll.-Doblies, 1996.
Strumaria discifera subsp. bulbifera, Snijman. |
This member of the Amaryllidaceae family
was given this name by Hermann Wilhelm Rudolf Marloth in 1992. It is found in
Vanrhynsdorpand Nieuwoudtville eastwards to Calvinia and the Roggeveld
escarpment in the mid-western of South Africa, growing in a heavy clay soil with
some water and lots of sun. The bulb can grow from one to two centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
from two to fifteen centimetres in height. The flowers are white with a
olive-green or pink stripe, smelling of baby powder!
The genera name from Latin,
struma; 'a cushion-shaped swelling', and - aria which
relates to 'possessing', a name that refers to the swollen base of the
style. The species name from Latin; disciform; 'round or oval in
shape' for discoid swelling at the base of the style.
This is a
winter-grower, blooming in autumn. |
