Albuca acuminata

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Albuca acuminata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Genus: Albuca
Species:
A. acuminata
Binomial name
Albuca acuminata
Baker
Synonyms
  • Ornithogalum acutumJ.C.Manning & Goldblatt 2003
  • Albuca convolutaE.Phillips 1926

Albuca acuminata is a species of small, perennial, bulbous plant in the asparagus family. It is native to southern Africa from Namibia to the Cape Province of South Africa, where it occurs in rocky areas, as far east as Port Alfred. [1] [2]

Description

A geophyte reaching 20–30 cm in height. The bulb usually has numerous fibres around the top, made from the persistent remnants of the leaf-tunics. The species bears 2-to-10 smooth, slender, linear, channeled leaves. The leaves are clasping at the base. [3]

The slender peduncle terminates in a lax raceme. The flowers are drooping ('nodding') and pale yellow with broad green central stripes. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org.
  2. "Albuca acuminata Baker". Plants of the World Online.
  3. Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
  4. "Albuca acuminata | Pacific Bulb Society". www.pacificbulbsociety.org.
  5. "Albuca acuminata Baker". www.worldfloraonline.org.