Bulbine meiringii Van Jaarsv.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Bulbine

Characteristics

Clusters ± 200 mm diam. and with up to 12 heads. Roofs fleshy, terete, slightly fusiform, up to 3 mm diam., grey. Tuber oblong, terete, 20-35 x up to 10 mm, slightly thickening towards base, covered with persistent fibrous tunics. Leaves 4-7, curving downwards; lamina glaucous, linear-lanceolate, almost subterete when fully turgid, 80-210 x 6-8 mm; adaxial side flat to convex, abaxial side convex, striated, apex acute, margins denticulate. Inflorescence solitary, 210-260 mm tall, ascending to spreading; flowers lax, borne in upper third, ± 14 mm diam., 4-6 mm apart; peduncle up to 3 mm wide at base, biconvex, terete higher up; bracts deltoid-acuminate, 3-4 mm long, + 1 mm wide at base, membranous, clasping; pedicels 10-12 mm long. Perianth stellate, becoming reflexed; tepals pale yellow; outer tepals elliptic, up to 7 x 2 mm, apices obtuse; inner tepals ovate to ovate-elliptic, up to 6 x 2.5-3.0 mm, apices obtuse. Stamens up to 5 mm long; anthers yellow, oblong, dorsifixed. Ovary globose, up to 1.5 mm diam.; style erect, up to 5 mm long; stigma capitate. Capsule ovoid, up to 3 x 4 mm. Seeds up to 1.5 x 1 mm, grey-black.
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Dwarf geophyte to 30 cm, clustered, rootstock a small tuber with fleshy roots. Leaves slender and fleshy, semi-terete, surrounded at base by a short fibrous neck. Flowers in a lax raceme, yellow. Capsules ovoid, erect.
Life form perennial
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Distribution

Bulbine meiringii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20012540-1
WFO ID wfo-0000762376
COL ID NQ2F
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Synonyms

Bulbine meiringii