It is a native of the Cape, and known to have been cultivated in Chelsea Garden, in the year 1724.
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Lysimachia Bulbifera. Bulb-Bearing Loosestrife.
Class and Order.
Pentandria Monogynia.
Generic Character.
Corolla rotata. Capsula globosa, mucronata, 10-valvis.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
LYSIMACHIA stricta racemis terminalibus, petalis lanceolatis patulis, foliis lanceolatis sessilibus. Hort. Kew. p. 199.