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The nominate form:
Tulbaghia violacea spp. violacea .
Tulbaghia
violacea var. obtusa Baker.
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This member of the Alliaceae family was given this name by
William Henry Harvey in 1837. It is found
in eastern South Africa up to Zimbabwe, growing in a sandy soil with
some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to three and a
half
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 50 centimetres in
height. The
flowers are pink to white.
The genera is named after Ryk Tulbagh, governor of the Cape of
Good Hope. The species is named
means violet-coloured.
')Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG
IV 2016,
Alliaceae is now part of
the Amaryllidaceae. |
