Bulbine alooides Willd.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Bulbine

Characteristics

Geophyte, 300-600 mm tall, often clumped, tuber large, yellow, with a fibrous neck, roots spreading laterally. Leaves 6-12, emerging at flowering, suberect, lanceolate, scarcely clasping below, margins often ciliate. Flowers clustered in a long, crowded raceme, yellow. Capsule, ellipsoidal, ± 5 mm long.
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Geophyte, 20-40 cm, often clumped, rootstock a tuber with swollen roots. Leaves emergent at flowering, lanceolate, margins often ciliate. Flowers in a crowded raceme, yellow. Capsules globose, spreading.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.45
Root system fibrous-root
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 5-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Minimum temperature (C°) -7
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Images

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Distribution

Bulbine alooides world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:532123-1
WFO ID wfo-0000762279
COL ID NPXR
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Phalangium aloodes Anthericum aloifolium Anthericum alooides Bulbine alooides Bulbine macrophylla Bulbine acaulis