WALLERIA MACKENZIEI
Author:
Thomas Kirk, 1864
Family:
TECOPHILAEACEAE
Origin:
Angola, Botswana, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Elevation:
Publisher:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London 24: 497 (1864)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
3 Centimetres
Height:
10-30 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Walleria angolensis, Baker.
Walleria nutans, T. Kirk, 1864 = Walleria mackenziei var. nutans, Baker, 1879.
This member of the Tecophilaeaceae family was given this name by Thomas Kirk in 1864. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Congo, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia Zaire and Zimbabwe, growing in a sandy or other well drained soil with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to three centimetres in diameter, the entire plant from ten to 30 centimetres in height. The flowers are pale blue.
The genera name after Horace Waller, a 19th century missionary in central Africa. The species name after Bishop Mackenzie, who was stationed at a mission in Malawi. Grown as a crop in Malawi, photo by Nicholas Wightman, Zambiaflora.com.
Flower
Pale Blue
Soil
Sand - Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium