ANDROCYMBIUM PUNCTATUM
Author:
John Gilbert Baker, 1874
Family:
COLCHICACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
J. Bot. 12: 246 (1874)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
3 Centimetres
Height:
5 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Bulbs
CITES:
Synonyms:
Androcymbium leucanthum, Carl Ludwig von Willdenow, 1808.
Erythrostictus punctatus, Schltdl.
Melanthium punctatum Cav.
KEW have: Colchicum capense, J.C: Manning & A. Vinnersten, 2007 - but the photos I have, don't match! Nor the origin.
This member of the Colchicaceae family was given this name by John Gilbert Baker in 1874. It's found in western Sahara, growing it a well-drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The bulbs will grow to three centimetres and the whole plant to five centimetres. The flowers are white, and the plant can be reproduced both by seeds and bulbs.
The genera name from Greek. andro; 'male / stamen' and kymbium; 'cup' / saucer'. The petal limbs enfold the stamens. The species name means 'spots'.
Flower
White
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
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