Bulbinella

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Bulbinella
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Bulbinella triquetra
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Bulbinella
Kunth [1]
Synonyms [1]

Chrysobactron Hook.f.

Bulbinella is a genus of plants in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae, [2] first described as a genus in 1843. [3] Many species are endemic to Cape Province in western South Africa, confined to the winter rainfall area. Other species are endemic to New Zealand, where they are most common in the central Otago region which enjoys a similar climate to the Cape Region of South Africa. [1] [4] [5]

Description

They are characterised by the presence of a dense terminal raceme of flowers, often yellow but also white, pink, yellow or orange depending on the species. Each flower occurs in the axil of a bract and has 1 nerved perianth segments that are almost free. Each flower has 6 stamens. The seeds are characteristically shield shaped and there are one or two seeds in each chamber.

The plants may grow up to 1 metre in height and have narrow or thread like but never succulent leaves. The leaves decay into prominent fibres at the base of the stem, often netted or reticulate in appearance, although this feature is absent from the New Zealand species. They tend to overwinter and aestivate with wiry or swollen tubers.

Species [1]
  1. Bulbinella angustifolia (Cockayne & Laing) L.B.Moore - South Island of New Zealand
  2. Bulbinella barkerae P.L.Perry - Caledon + Bredasdorp in Cape Province of South Africa
  3. Bulbinella calcicola J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa
  4. Bulbinella caudafelis (L.f.) T.Durand & Schinz - Cape Province of South Africa
  5. Bulbinella chartacea P.L.Perry - Clanwilliam + Worcester in Cape Province of South Africa
  6. Bulbinella ciliolata Kunth - Namaqualand in Cape Province of South Africa
  7. Bulbinella divaginata P.L.Perry - Cape Province of South Africa
  8. Bulbinella eburniflora P.L.Perry - Calvinia in Cape Province of South Africa
  9. Bulbinella elata P.L.Perry - Cape Province of South Africa
  10. Bulbinella elegans Schltr. ex P.L.Perry - Cape Province of South Africa
  11. Bulbinella floribunda (Aiton) T.Durand & Schinz - Yellow Cat-tail - Cape Province of South Africa
  12. Bulbinella gibbsii Cockayne - North + South Islands of New Zealand
  13. Bulbinella gracilis Kunth - Cape Province of South Africa
  14. Bulbinella graminifolia P.L.Perry - Cape Province of South Africa
  15. Bulbinella hookeri (Colenso ex Hook.) Cheeseman - Maori Lily - North + South Islands of New Zealand
  16. Bulbinella latifolia Kunth - Cape Province of South Africa
  17. Bulbinella modesta L.B.Moore - North + South Islands of New Zealand
  18. Bulbinella nana P.L.Perry - Richtersveld in Cape Province of South Africa
  19. Bulbinella nutans (Thunb.) T.Durand & Schinz - Cape Province of South Africa
  20. Bulbinella potbergensis P.L.Perry - Cape Province of South Africa
  21. Bulbinella punctulata Zahlbr. - Cape Province of South Africa
  22. Bulbinella rossii (Hook.f.) Cheeseman - Ross Lily - Auckland Islands + Campbell Islands of New Zealand
  23. Bulbinella talbotii L.B.Moore - Gouland Downs in New Zealand's South Island
  24. Bulbinella trinervis (Baker) P.L.Perry - Cape Province of South Africa
  25. Bulbinella triquetra (L.f.) Kunth - Cape Province of South Africa

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  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
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<i>Albuca</i> Genus of plants

Albuca is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. The genus is distributed mainly in southern and eastern Africa, with some species occurring in northern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Plants of the genus are known commonly as slime lilies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aloeae</span> Tribe of succulent plants

Aloeae is a tribe of succulent plants in the subfamily Asphodeloideae of the family Asphodelaceae, consisting of the aloes and their close relatives. The taxon may also be treated as the subfamily Alooideae by those botanists who retain the narrower circumscription of Asphodelaceae adopted prior to the APG III system. Typically, plants have rosettes of more or less succulent leaves, with or without a distinct stem. Their flowers are arranged in racemes and tend to be either small and pale, pollinated by insects, or larger and more brightly coloured, pollinated by birds. As of 2017, 11 genera are recognized, most created since 2010 by splitting off another five genera from Aloe and another two from Haworthia. Only two genera, Aloe and Aloidendron, are native outside southern Africa, extending northwards to the Arabian Peninsula. Seven genera are restricted to South Africa, some with small ranges. Members of the Aloeae are cultivated by succulent plant enthusiasts; Aloe species especially are used in temperate climates as ornamental garden plants. Some species are used in traditional medicine. Aloe vera and Aloe ferox are cultivated for their extracts, whose uses include moisturizers and emollients in cosmetics.

Bulbinella barkerae is a species of plants in the family Asphodelaceae. It is found in the Cape Province of South Africa.

<i>Bulbinella cauda-felis</i> Species of flowering plant

Bulbinella cauda-felis is a species of plant in the family Asphodelaceae. It is widespread in the Cape Province of South Africa. This species favours drier regions, in renosterveld and karoo vegetation, where it grows in shale or clay soils.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards). "Asphodeloideae". Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  3. ↑ Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Asphodeloideae
  4. ↑ Moore, L.B. & Edgar, E. (1970). Flora of New Zealand 2: 1-354. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  5. ↑ Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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