DAUBENYA MARGINATA
Author:
J. Manning & A. van der Merwe, 2002
Family:
HYACINTHACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Bothalia 32: 65 (2002)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
2-3 Centimetres
Height:
50 (25) Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Massonia marginata, Willd. ex Kunth,1843.
Neobakeria marginata, Schltr.,1924.
Polyxena marginata, Baker, 1897.
Massonia rugulosa, Licht. ex Kunth, 1843)
Neobakeria haemanthoides, Schltr., 1924.
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Neobakeria rugulosa, Schltr., 1924.
Polyxena haemanthoides, Baker, 1888.
Polyxena rugulosa, Baker, 1897
This member of the Hyacinthaceae* family was given this name by John C. Manning & A. M. van der Merwe in 2002. It is found in south-western South Africa, growing in a well drained clayish soil with some water and lots of sun. The bulb can grow to two er even three centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to five centimetres in height - but 25 wide. The flowers are from yellow to red. he genera name was given by British botanist John Lindley in honour of his compatriot, Charles Giles Bridle Daubeny, 1795-1867.
The species name means 'edged, bordered, with a distinct margin'. *) Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae is now part of the Asparagaceae. This is a winter grower in the wild. A red flower by Lorainevdb, Inaturalist.nz.
Flower
Yellow - Yellow/Red - Red
Soil
Clayish Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
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