Author: |
Sidney Fay Blake, 1918 |
Family: |
LOASACEAE |
Origin: |
Oaxacá, Mexico |
Soil: |
Mix
- Epiphytic |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
7
centimetres |
Height: |
50
centimetres |
Flower:
|
Pale
Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
Camote de Ilama |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the
Loasaceae was described by Sidney Fay Blake in 1918. It is found in Oaxacá,
Mexico where it might also grow as an Epiphyte. If it grow on the
ground, it will need a well drained soil and still some water and
some sun. The swollen roots can grow up to seven centimetres in
diameter, the branches up to 20-50 centimetres. The flowers are pale
yellow.The genera name
means 'parting-tongue-fruits'. The species name from Greek; pachy;
'thick' and Greek pous; 'foot' for the swollen root.
Sub-family:
Mentzelioideae. |