ERIOSPERMUM PARADOXUM
Author:
John Bellenden Ker Gawler, 1811
Family:
ERIOSPERMACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Bot. Mag. 34: t. 1382 (1811)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
2 Centimetres
Height:
10 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Eriospermum arenicola, Poelln.
Eriospermum cylindricum, Marloth
Eriospermum vallis-gratiae, Schltr. ex Poelln.
Loncodilis scapigera, Raf.
Ornithogalum paradoxum, Jacq.
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Thaumaza paradoxa, Salisb.
This member of the Eriospermaceae family was described by John Bellenden Ker Gawler in 1811. It is found on the Western Cape, South Africa. It grow in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to two centimetres, the stem to ten centimetres height. The flowers are white.
The genera name from Greek; erion; 'woll' and Greek sperma; 'seed'. The species name means 'contrary to the usual type, apparently absurd'. *) Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Eriospermaceae is now part of the Asparagaceae.
Flower
White
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
