XEROPHYTA HEREROENSIS
Author:
Nanuza Luiza de Menezes, 1971
Family:
VELLOZIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Ci. & Cult. 23: 422 (1971)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
8 Centimetres
Height:
25 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Bulbs
CITES:
Synonyms:
Xerophyta viscosa Baker, 1875.
Vellozia viscosa Baker.
Xerophyta villosa T. Durand & Schinz, 1895.
Barbacenia hereroensis Schinz, 1896.
Vellozia hereroensis Baker, 1898.
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Barbacenia viscosa Pax ex Burtt Davy, 1912.
This member of the Velloziaceae family was given this name by Nanuza Luiza de Menezes in 1971. It is found in the heights of Namibia and South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. It is famous for standing total dryness. The bulb will grow up to eight centimetres in diameter, the whole plant will grow up to 25 centimetres height. The flowers are pale pink. The generic name is from the Greek x eros; 'arid', and phytos; 'plant' an allusion to its being drought-tolerant. The species name means 'from Herero', Zimbabwe.
Flower
Pale Pink
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
