Author: |
Friedrich R.R. Schlechter, 1897 |
Family: |
ALLIACEAE* |
Origin: |
Eastern
Cape; South Africa |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
1,5 Centimetres |
Height: |
12 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Green-Whitish - Pinkish |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
- |
This little member of the
Alliaceae family was given this name by Friedrich Richard Rudolf
Schlechter in 1897. It is found
in the Western Cape in South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and lots of sun. The rhizome can grow to one and a half
centimetre in diameter, the entire plant to twelve centimetres in
height. The
flowers are greenish white to light pinkish.
The genera is named after Ryk Tulbagh, governor of the Cape of
Good Hope. The species is named after Ernest Edward Galpin,
20th century South African banker, amateur botanist and plant
collector.
')Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG
IV 2016,
Alliaceae is now part of
the Amaryllidaceae. |