WHITEHEADIA BIFOLIA
Author:
John Gilbert Baker, 1873
Family:
HYACINTHIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Edinburgh J. Bot. 60: 564 (2003 publ. 2004)
Collection number:
placeholder
Thickness:
2,5 Centimetres
Height:
1 (15) Centimetre
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Might be: Massonia bifolia, J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, 2004.
Eucomis bifolia, Jacquin, 1791,
Basilea bifolia, Poiret, 1810.
Whiteheadia latifolia William Henry Harvey.
Melanthium massoniifolium, Andrews.
This member of the Hyacinthaceae family was given this name by John Gilbert Baker in 1873. It is found in southern Namibia and northern South Africa. It preferring grit or a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The bulb will grow to 2,5 centimetres in diameter, the 15 centimetres long leaves lay flat on the ground. The genera name after John Whitehead, 1833-1896, an English cotton operative, bryologist and discovered Chara braunii. The species name means 'two leaves'.
Flower
Green / White
Soil
Grit - Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum