Species Boophone haemanthoides
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Range:
Location unknown
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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.
Scientific name:
Unknown
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
One of the four spellings given to this genus by William Herbert in the early 1800s (alternate spellings are Boophane, Buphane, and Buphone).
Protologue:
J. S. African Bot. 13: 59 (1947)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1947
Observations of Taxon
Boophone haemanthoides
Name of observer:
Barbara Jeppe & Leigh Voigt (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Boophone haemanthoides
Name of observer:
Barbara Jeppe & Leigh Voigt (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Boophone haemanthoides
Locality:
Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
30/08/2012 - 12:36pm
Collection:
Boophone haemanthoides
Locality:
Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
31/08/2012 - 12:50pm
Collection:
Boophone haemanthoides
Locality:
Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
30/08/2013 - 4:14pm
Collection:
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