Author: | Stephanus Venter,
2009 |
Family: |
HYACINTHACEAE* |
Origin: |
Southern South
Africa |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
6
Centimetres |
Height: |
10 (20)
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Bluish Purple |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbs |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Hyacinthaceae family was given this name
by Stephanus Venter in 2009. It is found in Cape Province; South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water
and lots of sun. The bulb can grow to six centimetres, the plant
raise up to ten centimetres, but the leaves are aliened with the
ground. The flowers are bluish purple.
The genera is named after Prof.
Dr. Carl F. von Ledebour, 1785-1851, a German-Estonian botanist. The
species name means 'leathery'.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae
is
now part of
the Asparagaceae. |