TULBAGHIA ACUTILOBA

This member of the Alliaceae family was given this name by William Henry Harvey in 1854. It is found all over southern Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The rhizome can grow to three centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 15 or even 45 centimetres in height. The flowers are green, white and orange-brown. The genera is named after Ryk Tulbagh, governor of the Cape of Good Hope. The species name means 'pointed lobes'. ') Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Alliaceae is now part of the Amaryllidaceae.