Bulbine latifolia var. latifolia Baker

Variety

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Bulbine > Bulbine latifolia

Characteristics

Succulent, acaulescent, perennial herb; rosettes erect or decumbent, usually suckering to form small to large groups, young plants with seemingly tuberous base, becoming rhizomatous on older plants. Leaves bright green to yellow-green, soft, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, up to 0.3 m long, ascending, in rosette. Inflorescence erect to arcuate, up to 0.32 m high, with moderately dense raceme; bracts lanceolate from deltoid base. Flowers bright yellow. Flowering time all year.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 0.32
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Minimum temperature (C°) -7
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Distribution

Bulbine latifolia var. latifolia world distribution map, present in Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77171715-1
WFO ID wfo-0000773822
COL ID 5MPDY
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Bulbine transvaalensis Bulbine brunsvigiifolia Bulbine ensifolia Bulbine natalensis Bulbine latifolia var. latifolia