Author: |
John C. Manning & P. Goldblatt, 2009 |
Family: |
HYACINTHACEAE* |
Origin: |
South
Africa |
Soil: |
Mix - Rich |
Water:
|
Medium -
Maximum |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
8 Centimetres |
Height: |
60 (90) Centimetres |
Flower:
|
White / Green |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulblets |
Names:
|
Pregnant
Onion, False Sea Onion, German Onion |
Synonyms: |
Eliokarmos caudatum, Raf.
Fenelonia bracteata, Raf. 1832
Loncomelos caudatum, Dostál
Ornithogalum bracteatum, Thunb. 1794
Ornithogalum caudatum, Aiton
Ornithogalum longibracteatum, Jacq.
Ornithogalum massonii, J.F.Gmel.
Ornithogalum scilloides, Jacq.
Stellarioides longibracteata, Speta
Urginea mouretii, Batt. & Trab.
Urophyllon caudatum, Salisb. |
This member of the Hyacinthaceae
family was given this name by John C.
Manning and Peter Goldblatt in 2009. It is found
in South Africa, growing in a well drained but rich soil with
some to lots of water and some sun. The caudex can grow to
eight
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 60 centimetres in
height, 90 with the
inflorescence with the white and green flowers.
The genera name might referee to the egg-sharpen bulb. The
species name referring to the long bracts in the inflorescence. It sure
look like
Loncomelos caudatus to me.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae
is
now part of
the Asparagaceae. |