TRACHYANDRA ASPERATA
Author:
Carl Sigismund Kunth, 1843
Family:
ANTHERICACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Enum. Pl. 4: 574 (1843)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
3 Centimetres
Height:
20 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Anthericum asperatum Baker,1872.
Trachyandra asperata var. basutoensis, Oberm.
Trachyandra asperata var. carolinensis, Oberm.
Trachyandra asperata var. macowanii, Oberm.
Trachyandra asperata var. nataglencoensis, Oberm.
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Trachyandra asperata var. stenophylla, Oberm.
Trachyandra asperata var. swaziensis, Oberm.
This member of the Anthericaceae family was described by Carl Sigismund Kunth in 1843. It is found in Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa, growing in sand with some water and lots of sun. The bulb grow up to three centimetres in diameter, the whole plant up to 20 centimetres. The flowers are white with a dark stripe.
The genera name means 'round fruits'. The species name means 'roughened'. ') Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Anthericaceae is now part of the Asparagaceae.
Flower
White / Deep purple
Soil
Sand
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
