Bulbine abyssinica

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Bulbine abyssinica
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Bulbine
Species:
B. abyssinica
Binomial name
Bulbine abyssinica
A.Rich. (1850)
Synonyms [1]
  • Bulbine asphodeloides var. filifolioidesDe Wild. (1909)
  • Bulbine asphodeloides var. monticolaPoelln. (1944)
  • Bulbine asphodeloides var. xanthobotrys(Engl. & Gilg) Weim. (1937)
  • Bulbine decurvataPeter ex Poelln. (1944)
  • Bulbine hamataPeter ex Poelln. (1944)
  • Bulbine huilensisPoelln. (1943)
  • Bulbine latitepalaPoelln. (1943)
  • Bulbine xanthobotrysEngl. & Gilg (1903)

Bulbine abyssinica is a species of plant in the genus Bulbine , from eastern and southern Africa.

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Description

A small geophyte, with an underground stem, and a tuft of slender leaves that appear in a rosette above the ground. The leaves are slender, succulent and cylindrical (200 mm long; 5 mm broad).

The 50 cm tall inflorescence appears in early Summer, or after rains. The yellow flowers are carried at the top of it. Like all Bulbine species, the stamens are distinctively tufted ("bearded"). [2]

Distribution

This species is widespread across southern, central, and eastern Africa, where it grows in rocky soils. It ranges from Yemen and Sudan in the north to Republic of the Congo and Angola in the west and to the Cape Provinces of South Africa in the south. [1] In the south, it grows as far as the town of Worcester, South Africa. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bulbine abyssinica A.Rich. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. "Bulbine abyssinica | PlantZAfrica.com". pza.sanbi.org.
  3. "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org.