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Bulbine praemorsa

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Flowering geophyte plant found in the Cape Provinces

Bulbine praemorsa
Conservation status

Least Concern (SANBI Red List)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
  • Anthericum praemorsum Jacq.
  • Bulbine laxiflora Baker
  • Bulbine nutans Zeyh. ex Baker
  • Bulbine tetraphylla Dinter
  • Bulbine urgineoides Baker
  • Bulbine zeyheri Baker
  • Phalangium laxiflorum (Baker) Kuntze
  • Phalangium praemorsum (Jacq.) Kuntze
  • Phalangium urgineoides (Baker) Kuntze
  • Phalangium zeyheri (Baker) Kuntze

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.

Distribution

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

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

Bulbine praemorsa is classified as Least Concern.

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

  1. ^ "SANBI Red List of South African Plants". South African National Biodiversity Institute Threatened Species Programme. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  2. ^ "Bulbine praemorsa". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. "Bulbine praemorsa (Jacq.) Spreng". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 2022-04-15.

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Taxon identifiers
Bulbine praemorsa


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