ORNITHOGALUM SUAVEOLENS
Author:
Nicolaas Joseph von Jacquin, 1789
Family:
HYACINTHACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Taxon 58: 94 (2009)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
2,5 Centimetres
Height:
10-50 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Bulbs
CITES:
Synonyms:
Albuca suaveolens, J.C.Manning & Goldblatt.
Ornithogalum breviscapum, Leight.
Ornithogalum namaquanum, U. Müll.-Doblies & D. Müll.-Doblies, 1996.
Ornithogalum roodiae, Phillips.
Coilonox suaveolens, Speta.
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Loncomelos suaveolens, Raf.
This member of the Hyacinthaceae family was described by Nicolaas Joseph von Jacquin in 1789. It is found in South Africa and Namibia, growing in a well drained soil with little to some water and lots of sun. The bulbs will grow to two and a half centimetres in diameter, the whole plant from ten to fifty centimetres height. The flowers are yellow with green lines. The genera name from Greek: ornithos; 'bird' and gala; 'milk'.
The species name means 'with a sweet fragrance'. *) Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae is now part of the Asparagaceae.
Flower
Yellow / Green
Soil
Mix
Water
Minimum - Medium
Sun
Maximum
