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Gethyllis spiralis

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Koekmakranka
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Gethyllis
Species:
G. spiralis
Binomial name
Gethyllis spiralis
Synonyms
  • Abapus spiralis (Thunb.) Raf.
  • Gethyllis rosea Eckl.
  • Gethyllis unilateralis L.Bolus
  • Papiria spiralis Thunb.

Gethyllis spiralis, commonly called Koekmakranka, is a bulbous plant endemic to the Sandveld of the Cape Province of South Africa. It is much sought after for its enticingly scented fruit that it bears underground. It is recognisable by its spiralling grey-green strap-like leaves.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Carl Peter Thunberg. 1781. Nova Genera Plantarum [Thunberg]
  2. ^ Carl Peter Thunberg. 1776. Phys. Sallsk. Handl. Lund 1:111, as Papiria spiralis


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