Author: | John Gilbert Baker, 1874
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Family: |
HYACINTHACEAE* |
Origin: |
Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Mozambique,
Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
6
Centimetres |
Height: |
50
Centimetres |
Flower:
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White |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbs |
Names:
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- |
Synonyms: |
Drimia intricata, J.C.Manning & Goldblatt.
Schizobasis
cuscutoides,
Benth. & Hooker, 1880.
Schizobasis
flagelliformis (Bak.) Baker, 1877.
Schizobasis macowanii Baker,
1873.
Also seen as Schizobatidopsis.
Anthericum intricatum,
Baker, 1872.
Drimia intricata var. visagieae, van Jaarsv. |
This member of the Hyacinthaceae family was
given this name
by John Gilbert in 1874. It is from Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Ethiopia,
Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and
Zimbabwe, where it grows in well-drained
soil with some water and sun. The flowers are small and white, and it
can be reproduced by dividing the bulbs as well.
The genera name from Greek
schizein; 'to split' and Greek basis; 'base' for the
fruit capsules. The species name means 'entangled'.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae
is
now part of
the Asparagaceae.
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