TRACHYANDRA SALTII
Author:
Anna Amelia Obermayer, 1962
Family:
ANTHERICACEAE
Origin:
Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Elevation:
Publisher:
Bothalia 7: 722 (1962)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
5 Centimetres
Height:
50 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Root Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Anthericum saltii, Baker, 1876.
Anthericum albovaginatum, Peter ex Poelln.
Anthericum amboense, Poelln.
Anthericum aristatum, Poelln.
Anthericum betschuanicum, Poelln.
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Anthericum blepharophyllum, Peter ex Poelln.
Anthericum brevitepalum, Poelln.
Anthericum cepifolium, Dinter & Poelln.
Anthericum crassiusculum, Dinter.
Anthericum gracilitepalum, Poelln.
Anthericum harrarense, Poelln.
Anthericum kassneri, Poelln.
Anthericum lanzae, Cufod.
Anthericum micranthum, Baker.
Anthericum oatesii, Baker.
Anthericum omissum, Poelln.
Anthericum saltii var. oatesii, Cufod.
Anthericum secundum, K.Krause & Dinter.
Chlorophytum pilosum, Dammer.
Urginea pilosula, Engl.
Trachyandra reflexipilosa, Oberm.
This member of Anthericaceae* family was given this name by Anna Amelia Obermayer in 1962. It is found in the eastern Africa, down to the south, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to five centimetres in diameter, the grass-like leaves to 50 centimetres. The flowers are white, and beside seeds, it can be reproduced by root-cuttings.
The genera name means 'round fruits'. The species name after Jonathan Salt, 1759-1815, a British botanist, lichenologist, scientist, zoologist and entomologist. ') Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Anthericaceae is now part of the Asparagaceae. The flower by Voytek Zychowski.
Flower
White
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
