Hendrik van Zij,
Pza.sanbi.org found some in growth.
Unfortunately, it was in the dormant period I found this plant
at Rosh Pinah, Namibia. The leaves are straight and rather
short.
Said to be 100s of years old
- they sure are big.
The inflorescence by Hendrik
van Zij, Pza.sanbi.org.
And a few flowers by Hendrik
van Zij, Pza.sanbi.org. |
Author: | Dinter ex. Solch, 1960 |
Family: |
AMARYLLIDACEAE |
Origin: |
South-Western Namibia;
Cape Province; South Africa |
Soil: |
Grit - Mix |
Water:
|
Minimum - Medium |
Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
Thickness: |
25 Centimetres |
Height: |
35-50 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Pink |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbs |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Boophone disticha var.
ernesti-ruschii,
Dinter & G.M.Schulze, 1941.
Boophone haemanthoides
subsp. ernesti-ruschii,
G.D.Duncan & C.C.Tsang, 2016.
BoophAne ernestii-ruschii.
BUphane ernestii-ruschii
??? |
This member of the
Amaryllidaceae might be given this name by Dinter after
Solch.'s description in 1960. It is found in the south-western Namibia
and Cape Province of South Africa,
growing in grit or other well drained soil with little to some water
and some to lots of sun. The bulb is half exposed, and can reach a
size of 25 centimetres in diameter. The leaves are straight and
reach 20-25
centimetre, making the plant up to 50 centimetres in height. The flowers are pink.
*) I have not been able to verify this name neither at IPNI,
Aluca or MoBot. It have been known as
Boophone disticha var.
ernesti-ruschii, but more recently considered to be a form
of Boophone
haemanthoides. I find this a bit odd: It have
significantly shorter leaves and it lack the undulate margins
completely. Further more; the growing season is months later. The
bulbs I have seen are more exposed and larger than any other
Boophones.
The genera name from
from Greek; bouphonos; 'killing cattle'. The species name after
Ernst Julius Rusch, 1867-1957, a farmer and business man in
Namibia - and friend of Dinter.
This is a winter-grower. |
And a fruit by Hendrik van
Zij, Pza.sanbi.org.
A plant in culture by Graham
Duncan, Pza.sanbi.org. |
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