Species Ixia scillaris
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Ixia:
Ancient Gk. Ixia = a Linnaeus-derived name for a plant noted for the variability of its flower colour or Gk. ixos = mistletoe (viscum), birdlime; referring to the viscous sap (WPU Jackson).
Etymology of scillaris:
From the Latin ‘scillaris’ / ‘scillaris’ meaning ‘resembling a sea-onion’
Scientific name:
Ixia scillaris L.
Common names:
Agretjie
Localities:
Synonym of:
Unknown
Synonym status:
Cormous geophyte, 25--50 cm. Leaves sword-shaped, margins sometimes undulate. Flowers pink, tube filiform, anthers oblong, unilateral and nodding. Sept.--Nov. Sand and clay flats and slopes, NW, SW (Namaqualand to Caledon).
Observations of Taxon
Ixia scillaris
Name of observer:
Hilda Mason (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Ixia scillaris
Name of observer:
Annelise Le Roux and Zelda Wahl (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Ixia scillaris var. scillaris
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
08/12/2016 - 11:53am
Collection:
Ixia scillaris
Locality:
Name of observer:
Mary Maytham Kidd (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Ixia scillaris
Locality:
Name of observer:
Barbara Jeppe (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown