Bulbinella

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Bulbinella
Bulbinella triquetra 1.jpg
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Bulbinella
Kunth[1]
Synonyms[1]

Chrysobactron Hook.f.

Bulbinella is a genus of plants in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae,[2] first described as a genus in 1843.[3] Many species are endemic to Cape Province in western South Africa, confined to the winter rainfall area. Other species are endemic to New Zealand, where they are most common in the central Otago region which enjoys a similar climate to the Cape Region of South Africa.[1][4][5]

Description[]

They are characterised by the presence of a dense terminal raceme of flowers, often yellow but also white, pink, yellow or orange depending on the species. One of the New Zealand species only species with white and yellow flowers.[clarification needed] Each flower occurs in the axil of a bract and has 1 nerved perianth segments that are almost free. Each flower has 6 stamens. The seeds are characteristically shield shaped and there are one or two seeds in each chamber.

The plants may grow up to 1 metre in height and have narrow or thread like but never succulent leaves. The leaves decay into prominent fibres at the base of the stem, often netted or reticulate in appearance, although this feature is absent from the New Zealand species. They tend to overwinter and aestivate with wiry or swollen tubers.

Species[1]
  1. (Cockayne & Laing) L.B.Moore - South Island of New Zealand
  2. Bulbinella barkerae P.L.Perry - Caledon + Bredasdorp in Cape Province of South Africa
  3. J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa
  4. (L.f.) T.Durand & Schinz - Cape Province of South Africa
  5. P.L.Perry - Clanwilliam + Worcester in Cape Province of South Africa
  6. Kunth - Namaqualand in Cape Province of South Africa
  7. P.L.Perry - Cape Province of South Africa
  8. P.L.Perry - Calvinia in Cape Province of South Africa
  9. P.L.Perry - Cape Province of South Africa
  10. Bulbinella elegans Schltr. ex P.L.Perry - Cape Province of South Africa
  11. (Aiton) T.Durand & Schinz - Yellow Cat-tail - Cape Province of South Africa
  12. Cockayne - North + South Islands of New Zealand
  13. Kunth - Cape Province of South Africa
  14. P.L.Perry - Cape Province of South Africa
  15. (Colenso ex Hook.) Cheeseman - Maori Lily - North + South Islands of New Zealand
  16. Kunth - Cape Province of South Africa
  17. L.B.Moore - North + South Islands of New Zealand
  18. P.L.Perry - Richtersveld in Cape Province of South Africa
  19. Bulbinella nutans (Thunb.) T.Durand & Schinz - Cape Province of South Africa
  20. P.L.Perry - Cape Province of South Africa
  21. Zahlbr. - Cape Province of South Africa
  22. Bulbinella rossii (Hook.f.) Cheeseman - Ross Lily - Auckland Islands + Campbell Islands of New Zealand
  23. L.B.Moore - Gouland Downs in New Zealand's South Island
  24. (Baker) P.L.Perry - Cape Province of South Africa
  25. (L.f.) Kunth - Cape Province of South Africa

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards). "Asphodeloideae". Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  3. ^ Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Asphodeloideae
  4. ^ Moore, L.B. & Edgar, E. (1970). Flora of New Zealand 2: 1-354. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  5. ^ Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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