RAUHIA PERUVIANA
Author:
Hamilton Paul Traub, 1957
Family:
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Pl. Life 25: 61 (1969)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
15 Centimetres
Height:
30 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Offsets
CITES:
Synonyms:
Rauhia multiflora, Ravenna, 1969.
Callithauma spathulatum Herb. 1827,
Phaedranassa multiflora Kunth, 1850,
Phaedranassa megistophylla Kraenzl. 1917,
Rauhia megistophylla Traub, 1966
This member of the Amaryllidaceae family was given this name by Hamilton Paul Traub in 1957.
It is found in Peru, where it grows in well-drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The leaves will get 30 centimetres long, the bulb 15 centimetres in diameter. The flowers are green with little white, and the plant can be reproduced by seeds and by offsets. It is an evergreen plant. The genera name after Werner Rauh, 1913-2000, a German botanist and specialist on Madagascan succulents. The species name as it occurs in Peru.
Flower
Green
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum