ORNITHOGALUM VISCOSUM
Author:
J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, 2004
Family:
HYACINTHACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Suppl. Pl.: 196 (1782)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
4-5 Centimetres
Height:
10 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Bulbs
CITES:
Synonyms:
Albuca viscosa L.f., 1782
Falconera viscosa, Salisb., 1866.
Albuca aspera, U.Müll.-Doblies, 1996.
Albuca bontebokensis, U.Müll.-Doblies, 1996.
Albuca jacquinii, U.Müll.-Doblies, 1996.
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Albuca odoratissima, Dinter, 1923.
Albuca schlechteri, Baker, 1904.
Albuca viscosella, U.Müll.-Doblies, 1996.
Ornithogalum schlechteri, J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, 2004.
This member of the Hyacinthaceae* family was given this name by John C. Manning and Peter Goldblatt in 2004. It is found in Namibia and south-western South Africa, growing in a well drained or gritty soil with some water and lots of sun. The bulb can grow to four or even five centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to ten centimetres in height. The flowers are yellowish white with green bands.
The genera name from Greek: ornithos; 'bird' and gala; 'milk'. The species name from the Latin viscosus, 'sticky', for the leaves. *) Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae is now part of the Asparagaceae.
Flower
Yellow/Green
Soil
Mix - Grit
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
