Species Albuca juncifolia
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Etymology of Albuca:
La. albus = white or albicans = becoming white; referring to the colouring of some Albuca flowers.
Etymology of juncifolia:
From the Latin juncus = 'rush' and folius = 'lleaves'
Scientific name:
Albuca juncifolia Welw. ex Baker
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Protologue:
Gard. Chron., n.s. 1: 534 (1876)
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Year published:
1876
Bulbous geophyte, 15--30 cm. Leaves several, slender and stiff, channelled below but often terete above, not clasping below. Flowers in drooping racemes, yellow with green keels, outer stamens sterile. Sept.--Oct. Sandy and calcareous flats, NW, SW, AP, LB (Ceres to Cape Peninsula to Mossel Bay).
Observations of Taxon
Albuca juncifolia
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Name of observer:
Amida Johns (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Albuca juncifolia
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
01/07/2020 - 9:02am
Collection:
Albuca juncifolia
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
07/12/2016 - 4:22pm
Collection:
Albuca
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
08/10/2018 - 8:38pm
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Albuca juncifolia
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Name of observer:
Ross Turner (David)
Date observed:
12/09/2005 - 1:28pm
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