| Author: | Josef Dostál,
1984 |
| Family: |
HYACINTHACEAE* |
| Origin: |
Southern
South Africa |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Thickness: |
15
Centimetres |
| Height: |
1
Meter |
| Flower:
|
White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbils |
| Names:
|
False
Sea Onion, Pregnant Onion |
| Synonyms: |
Might be:
Albuca bracteata, J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, 2009.
Eliokarmos caudatum, Raf.
Fenelonia bracteata, Raf.
Ornithogalum bracteatum, Thunb.
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 very common member
of the Hyacinthaceae family was given this name this name by Josef Dostál
in 1984. It is found in Southern South Africa, growing in a well drained
soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The bulb can grow to
15 centimetres in diameter, the leaves will reach one meter in length.
The flowers are white, and beside from seeds, it can very easily be reproduced
by the bulbils. The
genera name from Latin lon, means 'spear, -co; with and
-melo; an apple-shaped melon. The species name from
Latin caudatus; 'with a tail' for the very long inflorescences.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae
is
now part of
the Asparagaceae. |
