schizostylis
(skɪzəʊˈstaɪlɪs)
Pl. -stylis.
[mod.L. (Backhouse & Harvey 1864, in Curtis's Bot. Mag. XC. 5422), f. schizo- + L. stilus (stylus) (see style n. 8), in allusion to the split styles of the plant.]
A rhizomatous herb of the genus so called, belonging to the family Iridaceæ, native to South Africa, and bearing linear leaves and spathes of red or pink flowers. Cf. Kaffir lily s.v. Kaffir 4.
| 1864 Curtis's Bot. Mag. XC. 5422 Crimson Schizostylis... This lovely Iridaceous plant.. inhabits eastern rivers of South Africa. 1961 Amateur Gardening 16 Sept. 7/4 Less romantic in association but flowering later and valuable for October and November colour, are the Caffre lilies, or schizostylis. 1979 Daily Tel. 27 Oct. 31/2 Earlier flowering herbaceous plants, which the schizostylis have outshone..with the onset of autumn. |