| Author: |
Martínez-Azorín, Crespo & Juan, 2014 | |
Family: |
HYACINTHACEAE* |
| Origin: |
Southern South Africa |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water: |
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
0,8-1,2 Centimetres |
| Height: |
1,5 - 7 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
White / Green |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbs |
| Names: |
- |
| Synonyms: |
Ornithogalum lithopsoides, Ernst
Jacobus van Jaarsveld, 2009 |
This
tiny member of the
Hyacinthaceae* family
was given this name by Mario Martínez-Azorín, Manuel Benito Crespo and Ana Juan
in 2014. It is found in South Africa, growing in a well drained soil
with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow from eight to
twelve
millimetres in diameter, the entire plant
from 1,2 to seven centimetres in height. The flowers are white with an outer
green line.
The genera name was
given by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1837, honouring Nicippe from
the Greek mythology. The species name refers to it resemblance with Lithops - must be
the dormant bulbs.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae
is
now part of
the Asparagaceae. |
