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Specific Families and Genera => Amaryllidaceae => Topic started by: Martin Tversted on August 31, 2012, 03:01:40 PM

Title: Bulb ID?
Post by: Martin Tversted on August 31, 2012, 03:01:40 PM

Can anyone ID this bulb?
(http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/c100.0.403.403/p403x403/303636_3684813808017_508323959_n.jpg)

Martin
Denmark

Title: Re: Bulb ID?
Post by: bulborum on August 31, 2012, 03:04:26 PM

Cyrtanthus ??
does it have a bulb or does it grow as chives

Roland

Title: Re: Bulb ID?
Post by: ArnoldT on September 01, 2012, 12:03:07 AM

Very Cyrtanthus looking.

Here's a view of many of the possibilities.

http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/CyrtanthusSpeciesOne (http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/CyrtanthusSpeciesOne)

Title: Re: Bulb ID?
Post by: Paul T on September 01, 2012, 09:20:07 AM

Martin,

Probably Cyrtanthus mackenii I would hazard?  The Ifafa Lily.  As Arnold said though, there are other possibilities.

Title: Re: Bulb ID?
Post by: Martin Tversted on September 02, 2012, 09:24:50 AM

I know this page but I dont think anyone fits real well. The plant I have is collected as seeds near Vredendal, western Cape if that is of any help? That should outrule C mackenii? Should also note that the plants behaves deciduous.

Title: Re: Bulb ID?
Post by: bulborum on September 02, 2012, 09:35:14 AM

Martin

maybe this helps

http://posa.sanbi.org/flora/library/Notes_on_new_and_misunderstood_taxa_of_Cyrtanthus.pdf (http://posa.sanbi.org/flora/library/Notes_on_new_and_misunderstood_taxa_of_Cyrtanthus.pdf)

Roland