Citation: Jacq., Hort. Bot. Vind. 3:17 (1776).

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: Chinckerinchee, Cape lily.

Description:
Bulb globular or depressed-globular, 4-5 cm broad; leaves succulent, 2-6 cm broad.

Raceme usually at first conical, with a broad base, 20-70-flowered, dense, afterwards lengthening to 20 cm or more; lower pedicels 2-5 cm long, the bracts shorter; perianth-segments 18-24 mm long, oblong, pure white, with usually a greenish-brown blotch at the base; 3 filaments linear-lanceolate, the 3 others with a broad square base; ovary greenish or pale.

Published illustration: Macoboy (1969) What flower is that?, p. 218.

Distribution:  Cultivated in Australia and escapes or is naturalised in parts. S.Aust.: EP, SL.   Vic.   Native to South Africa. Conservation status: naturalised Flowering time: Oct. — Feb.

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

Biology: No text

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