Author: | Maarten Houttuyn,
1780 |
Family: |
HYACINTHACEAE* |
Origin: |
South-Western South Africa |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
15
Centimetres |
Height: |
25
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Orange |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbs |
Names:
|
Snake
Plant, Yellow Chincherinchee, Orange
Cream |
Synonyms: |
Might
be: Eliokarmos dubius, Mart.-Azorín ,
M.B.Crespo & Juan, 2011.
Myogalum flavescens, Endl.
Ornithogalum alticola, F.M.Leight.
Ornithogalum aureum, Curtis.
Ornithogalum brownleei, F.M.Leight.
Ornithogalum citrinum, Schltr. ex Poelln.
Ornithogalum fergusoniae, L.Bolus.
Ornithogalum flavescens, Jacq.
Ornithogalum flavissimum, Jacq.
Ornithogalum leipoldtii, L.Bolus.
Ornithogalum miniatum, Jacq.
Ornithogalum pillansii; F.M.Leight.
Ornithogalum vandermerwei, E.Barnes. |
This member of the Hyacinthaceae
family was given
this name by Maarten Houttuyn
in 1780. It is found in south-western South
Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun.
The bulb will grow up to 15 centimetres in diameter, the whole plant
reach for up to 25 centimetres. The flowers are orange. The
genera name from Greek: ornithos; 'bird' and gala; 'milk'.
The species name originates from Latin: 'doubtful, doubt, hesitation,
reservation, dubiety'.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae
is
now part of
the Asparagaceae. |