Bulbine

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Bulbine
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Bulbine bulbosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Bulbine
Wolf, 1776 [1]
Synonyms [2]

Bulbine is a genus of plants in the family Asphodelaceae and subfamily Asphodeloideae, [3] named for the bulb-shaped tuber of many species. [4] It was formerly placed in the Liliaceae. [5] It is found chiefly in Southern Africa, with a few species extending into tropical Africa and a few others in Australia and Yemen. [6] [2]

Bulbine is a genus of succulent plants with flowers borne in lax or compound racemes. [6] The flowers are usually yellow, with bearded stamens; some species have white, orange, or pink flowers. [6] Several species are grown in gardens, especially B. frutescens . [6] Species of Bulbine resemble Haworthia and Aloe in appearance, but with soft, fleshy leaves and tuberous roots or a caudex. They are shrubs, weedy perennials, dwarf geophytes (including Bulbine lolita , the smallest of all succulent Monocots [7] ), and soft annuals. Many of the dwarf species have small, dome-shaped tubers.

Dormancy usually extends from late spring to autumn, but it varies among species and in different conditions. The leaves die and drop, the roots contract into the caudex, and the aboveground parts wither. Propagation is mostly by seed, but some species form multiple heads or offsets and can be propagated with cuttings.

Bulbine abyssinica, a common species that occurs throughout southern and east Africa. Bulbine abyssinica 50D 3759.jpg
Bulbine abyssinica , a common species that occurs throughout southern and east Africa.
Bulbine alooides, a species from the southern Cape, South Africa. Bulbine alooides kz2.JPG
Bulbine alooides , a species from the southern Cape, South Africa.
Bulbine latifolia Bulbine latifolia (Bulbine natalensis) - Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden - University of California, Los Angeles - DSC02943.jpg
Bulbine latifolia
Bulbine frutescens, a species very common in cultivation Bulbine frutescens Snake Flower, Bulbine Lily bulbine.JPG
Bulbine frutescens , a species very common in cultivation

Species

Species include: [8]

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Asphodeloideae is a subfamily of the monocot family Asphodelaceae in the order Asparagales. It has previously been treated as a separate family, Asphodelaceae sensu stricto. The family Asphodelaceae has now been proposed to be a nomen conservandum, and the proposal has been recommended for ratification in 2017. In that case, Asphodelaceae will have priority over Xanthorrhoeaceae. This is reflected in the APG IV family lists.

<i>Huernia</i> Genus of flowering plants

The genus Huernia consists of perennial, stem succulents from Eastern and Southern Africa and Arabia, first described as a genus in 1810.

<i>Anthericum</i> Genus of flowering plants belonging to the agave, yucca, and Joshua tree subfamily

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<i>Chlorophytum</i> Genus of plants (spider plants)

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<i>Haworthia</i> Genus of flowering plants

Haworthia is a large genus of small succulent plants endemic to Southern Africa (Mozambique, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini and South Africa).

<i>Gasteria</i> Genus of succulent flowering plants from South Africa

Gasteria is a genus of succulent plants, native to South Africa.

<i>Trachyandra</i> Genus of flowering plants in the family Asphodelaceae

Trachyandra is a genus of plant in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae, first described as a genus in 1843. It is native to eastern and southern Africa, as well as to Yemen and Madagascar. Many of the species are endemic to South Africa.

  1. Trachyandra acocksiiOberm. - Cape Province in South Africa
  2. Trachyandra adamsonii(Compton) Oberm. - Cape Province, Namibia
  3. Trachyandra affinisKunth - Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal
  4. Trachyandra arenicolaJ.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province
  5. Trachyandra aridimontanaJ.C.Manning - Cape Province
  6. Trachyandra arvensis(Schinz) Oberm. - Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia
  7. Trachyandra asperataKunth - South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini
  8. Trachyandra brachypoda(Baker) Oberm. - Cape Province
  9. Trachyandra bulbinifolia(Dinter) Oberm. - Cape Province, Namibia
  10. Trachyandra burkei(Baker) Oberm. - Botswana, Limpopo, Free State, Cape Province
  11. Trachyandra capillata(Poelln.) Oberm. - KwaZulu-Natal
  12. Trachyandra chlamydophylla(Baker) Oberm. - Cape Province
  13. Trachyandra ciliata(L.f.) Kunth - Cape Province, Namibia
  14. Trachyandra dissectaOberm. - Cape Province
  15. Trachyandra divaricata(Jacq.) Kunth - Cape Province; naturalized in Australia
  16. Trachyandra ensifolia (Sölch) Roessler - Namibia
  17. Trachyandra erythrorrhiza(Conrath) Oberm. - Gauteng
  18. Trachyandra esterhuysenaeOberm. - Cape Province
  19. Trachyandra falcata(L.f.) Kunth - Cape Province, Namibia
  20. Trachyandra filiformis(Aiton) Oberm. - Cape Province
  21. Trachyandra flexifolia(L.f.) Kunth - Cape Province
  22. Trachyandra gerrardii(Baker) Oberm. - Eswatini, South Africa
  23. Trachyandra giffenii(F.M.Leight.) Oberm. - Cape Province
  24. Trachyandra glandulosa(Dinter) Oberm. - Namibia
  25. Trachyandra gracilentaOberm. - Cape Province
  26. Trachyandra hantamensisBoatwr. & J.C.Manning - Cape Province
  27. Trachyandra hirsuta(Thunb.) Kunth - Cape Province
  28. Trachyandra hirsutiflora(Adamson) Oberm. - Cape Province
  29. Trachyandra hispida(L.) Kunth - Cape Province
  30. Trachyandra involucrata(Baker) Oberm. - Cape Province
  31. Trachyandra jacquiniana(Schult. & Schult.f.) Oberm. - Cape Province
  32. Trachyandra kamiesbergensisBoatwr. & J.C.Manning - Cape Province
  33. Trachyandra karrooicaOberm. - Cape Province, Namibia
  34. Trachyandra lanata(Dinter) Oberm. - Namibia
  35. Trachyandra laxa(N.E.Br.) Oberm. - South Africa, Namibia, Botswana
  36. Trachyandra malosana(Baker) Oberm. - Malawi to Zimbabwe
  37. Trachyandra mandrarensis(H.Perrier) Marais & Reilly - Madagascar
  38. Trachyandra margaretaeOberm. - Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal
  39. Trachyandra montanaJ.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province
  40. Trachyandra muricata(L.f.) Kunth - Cape Province, Namibia
  41. Trachyandra oligotricha(Baker) Oberm. - Cape Province
  42. Trachyandra paniculataOberm. - Cape Province
  43. Trachyandra patensOberm. - Cape Province
  44. Trachyandra peculiaris(Dinter) Oberm. - Namibia
  45. Trachyandra proliferaP.L.Perry - Cape Province
  46. Trachyandra pyrenicarpa(Welw. ex Baker) Oberm. Huíla Province in Angola
  47. Trachyandra revoluta(L.) Kunth - Cape Province, Namibia
  48. Trachyandra sabulosa(Adamson) Oberm. - Cape Province
  49. Trachyandra saltii(Baker) Oberm. - eastern + southern Africa from Ethiopia to Cape Province; Yemen
  50. Trachyandra sanguinorhizaBoatwr. & J.C.Manning - Cape Province
  51. Trachyandra scabra(L.f.) Kunth - Cape Province
  52. Trachyandra smallianaHilliard & B.L.Burtt - Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal
  53. Trachyandra tabularis(Baker) Oberm. - Cape Province
  54. Trachyandra thyrsoidea(Baker) Oberm. - Cape Province
  55. Trachyandra tortilis(Baker) Oberm. - Cape Province
  56. Trachyandra triquetraThulin - Somalia
  57. Trachyandra zebrina(Schltr. ex Poelln.) Oberm. - Cape Province
<i>Anacampseros</i> Genus of plants

AnacampserosL. is a genus comprising about a hundred species of small perennial succulent plants native to Southern Africa, Ethiopia and Latin America. The botanical name Anacampseros is an ancient one for herbs supposed to restore lost love.

<i>Astroloba</i> Genus of flowering plants native to South Africa

Astroloba is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae, native to the Cape Province of South Africa.

Eustegia is a genus of vines in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus with this name in 1810. It is native to southern Africa.

  1. Eustegia filiformis(L.f.) Schult.
  2. Eustegia fraternaN.E.Br.
  3. Eustegia hastata(Thunb.) R. Br. ex Schult.
  4. Eustegia macropetalaSchltr.
  5. Eustegia minuta(L.f.) N.E.Br.
  6. Eustegia plicataSchinz
<i>Astroloba tenax</i> Species of succulent

Astroloba tenax is a succulent plant of the genus Astroloba, indigenous to the Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Bulbine lolita is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae, native to the Knersvlakte region of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is the smallest known monocot succulent, measuring no more than 3/5ths inch wide by 1/4th inch in height. A recent discovery, it was unknown prior to 1999. It is also remarkable for its multicolored leaves.

References

  1. ↑ "Bulbine". International Plant Name Index . Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Asphodeloideae
  4. ↑ "Bulbine bulbosa". Growing Native Plants. Australian National Botanic Gardens. June 19, 2003. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  5. ↑ "PLANTS Profile: Bulbine Wolf". United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved December 29, 2009.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Bulbine abyssinica". PlantZAfrica.com. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  7. ↑ Hammer, Steven (March–April 2006). "Bulbine lolita ....etc". Cactus and Succulent Society Journal. 78 (2): 70–72. doi:10.2985/0007-9367(2006)78[70:BLAPBF]2.0.CO;2. S2CID   85220695.
  8. ↑ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species , retrieved March 25, 2016
  9. ↑ Jaarsveld, Ernst J. Van (2017). "Bulbine dewetii, a New Cliff-Dwelling Bulbine Species (Asphodelaceae) from the Western Cape". Haseltonia. 23: 53–56. doi:10.2985/026.023.0108. S2CID   89655313.
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