Author: |
Milne-Redhead & Schweickerdt, 1939 |
Family: |
AMARYLLIDACEAE |
Origin: |
Eswatini,
Lesotho, E South Africa |
Soil: |
Peat -
Mix |
Water:
|
Maximum |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
6
Centimetres |
Height: |
1 Meter |
Flower:
|
Pale -
Dark Pink |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbs |
Names:
|
Orange
River lily, Vaal River Lily, Hardy Swamplily |
Synonyms: |
Amaryllis longifolia Linaeus, 1753.
Amaryllis
bulbisperma Burm.f. 1768.
Crinum longiflorum
Herb.1837.
Amaryllis bulbisperma, Burm.f.
Amaryllis capensis, Mill.
Amaryllis riparia, Burch. ex Kunth
Crinum capense, Herb.
Crinum govenium, Herb.
Crinum riparium, Herb.
Crinum spofforthianum, Herb. ex Sweet.
Erigone govenica, Salisb. |
This member of the Amaryllidaceae
family was given this name by Edgar Wolston Bertram Handsley
Milne-Redhead and Herold Georg Wilhelm Johannes Schweickerdt in 1939. It is found in
Eswatini, Lesotho and eastern, South Africa, growing in peat or a well
drained soil with plenty of water and sun. The bulb will grow up to
six centimetres in diameter, the whole plant can reach one meter
in height. The flowers are from pale to rather dark pink.
The genera is from the Greek
krinon, meaning 'lily'. The species name for its round pollen. |