Species Boophone disticha
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Etymology of Boophone:
Gk. bous = ox; phonos = murder, slaughter; referring to the bulb sap which is poisonous, quite capable of killing oxen; hence one of the common names is ‘Oxbane’. Boopis means ‘ox-eyed’, a result of induced hallucinations from Boophone disticha, a traditional Zulu medicine.
Etymology of disticha:
From the Greek ‘di’ / ‘di’ meaning ‘two’; and the Greek ‘sticha’ / ‘stichos’ meaning ‘row’.The leaves are in two rows.
Scientific name:
Unknown
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Bot. Mag. sub t. 2578 (1825)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1825
Observations of Taxon
Boophone disticha
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
06/09/2020 - 8:54am
Collection:
Boophone disticha
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
06/09/2020 - 8:50am
Collection:
Boophone disticha
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
04/06/2020 - 11:26am
Collection:
Boophone disticha
Name of observer:
Braam van Wyk and Sasa Malan (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Boophone disticha var. ernesti-ruschii
Name of observer:
Barbara Jeppe & Leigh Voigt (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
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