Biology:Bulbine praemorsa

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Short description: Flowering geophyte plant found in the Cape Provinces

Bulbine praemorsa
Bulbine praemorsa Blougif Kopieva.jpg
LC (SANBI)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Bulbine
Species:
B. praemorsa
Binomial name
Bulbine praemorsa
(Jacq.) Spreng.
Synonyms[2]
  • Anthericum praemorsum Jacq.
  • Baker Dinter
  • (Jacq.) Kuntze Phalangium urgineoides
  • Bulbine urgineoides (Baker) Kuntze
  • Bulbine nutans Baker
  • (Baker) Kuntze Bulbine zeyheri
  • Bulbine laxiflora Zeyh. ex Baker
  • Baker Phalangium laxiflorum
  • Bulbine tetraphylla (Baker) Kuntze
  • Phalangium zeyheri Phalangium praemorsum

Bulbine praemorsa (locally known as Blougif, Slymstok, or Slymuintjie) is a species of tuberous, geophytic plant in the genus Bulbine, which grows in rocky terrain in South Africa.[2]

Distribution

Bulbine praemorsa is native to the Western Cape and Northern Cape Provinces, South Africa,[1] from Namaqualand in the north, to Bredasdorp in the south.[3]

Its typical habitat is high rocky slopes, usually of sandstone.

Bulbine praemorsa is classified as Least Concern.[1]

Description

The leaves are thick, succulent and channelled. The plants typically have a low neck of fibres around the base of the rosette.

Bulbine praemorsa usually flowers from June to September; its flowers are yellow or sometimes salmon-coloured. Its capsules are oblong.


References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15601970 entry