Bulbine flexicaulis Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Bulbine

Characteristics

Acaulescent, perennial, with a small forked rootstock; leaves 4-6, narrow linear, thin, fleshy, erect, 3-4 in. long, about a line broad at the middle; peduncle slender, fragile, terete, 1/2 ft long; raceme very lax, with a zigzag rachis 3-6 in. long, under an inch in diameter; pedicels ascending, 1/4-1/3 in. long; bracts minute, deltoid; perianth bright yellow, under 1/4 in. long; capsule globose, membranous, 1/6 in. diam.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Usage

Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Bulbine flexicaulis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:532164-1
WFO ID wfo-0000762334
COL ID NPZ8
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Synonyms

Bulbine flexicaulis Bulbine inops