SCHIZOBASIS INTRICATA
Author:
John Gilbert Baker, 1874
Family:
HYACINTHACEAE
Origin:
Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Elevation:
Publisher:
Strelitzia 9: 712 (2000)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
6 Centimetres
Height:
50 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Bulbs
CITES:
Synonyms:
Drimia intricata, J.C.Manning & Goldblatt.
Schizobasis cuscutoides, Benth. & Hooker, 1880.
Schizobasis flagelliformis (Bak.) Baker, 1877.
Schizobasis macowanii Baker, 1873.
Also seen as Schizobatidopsis.
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Anthericum intricatum, Baker, 1872.
Drimia intricata var. visagieae, van Jaarsv.
This member of the Hyacinthaceae family was given this name by John Gilbert in 1874. It is from Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, where it grows in well-drained soil with some water and sun. The flowers are small and white, and it can be reproduced by dividing the bulbs as well.
The genera name from Greek schizein; 'to split' and Greek basis; 'base' for the fruit capsules. The species name means 'entangled'. *) Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae is now part of the Asparagaceae. A wild plant by Zambiaflora.com.
Flower
White
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium