Bulbine cepacea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asphodelaceae |
Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
Genus: | Bulbine |
Species: | B. cepacea
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Binomial name | |
Bulbine cepacea (Burm.f.) Wijnands
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Bulbine cepacea is a flowering plant in the genus Bulbine, endemic to the Western Cape province, South Africa.
Bulbine cepacea occurs in semi-dry Renosterveld vegetation, as far north as Clanwilliam, south to the Cape Peninsula, and as far east as Riversdale.[2]
This species has a spiral rosette of erect, soft, slender (max.1 cm), succulent, green, linear leaves with acute tips. The leaves are almost rounded (terete) in cross section, having a flat upper surface and a rounder lower surface.
The leaf base is striated, and has a sheath that encloses the stem.[3]
It has a short stem above its large, flattened, disc-shaped subterranean tuber.
This species flowers in autumn.