| Author: |
Dieter Mueller-Dombois, 1986 | |
Family: |
AMARYLLIDACEAE |
| Origin: |
Western South Africa |
| Soil: |
Sandy |
| Water: |
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
3 Centimetres |
| Height: |
1-8 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names: |
- |
| Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Amaryllidaceae family
was given this name by Dieter Mueller-Dombois in 1986. It is found in a small
area in western South Africa, growing in a sandy soil with some water and
lots of sun. The caudex can grow to three centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
from one to eight centimetres in height - depending on how flat it grows. The flowers are
white.
The genera name from Greek gethyon,
'bulb'. The species is named after Harry Hall 1906-1986, a formidable
collector and from 1947-1968 the curator of the succulent collection at
the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden.
This is a
winter-grower. |
