Gethylus species unidentified
An unidentified species of Gethylus or related genus. Gethylus is a genus of about 32 species of deciduous, bulbous perennials from southern Africa. Summer flowering, the flowers are usually quite simple, cream or pale to deep pink, usually scented, with a long, cylindrical, slender perianth tube and 6 spreading tepals, narrowly to broadly lanceolate. The flowers are usually followed by the strap-shaped leaves which are often spiralling. [CECB].
The illustration used here is Gethyllus spiralis (Thunb.) Thunb.
Horticultural & Botanical History
No data.
History at Camden Park
Listed in the 1850 catalogue only.
Notes
Published May 08, 2009 - 03:22 PM | Last updated Jul 09, 2012 - 01:18 PM
Family | Amaryllidaceae |
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Region of origin | Presumably southern Africa. |
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Name in the Camden Park Record | Gethylus sp.
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Confidence level | low |