Genus Boophone
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Range:
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Short etymology:
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:
Boophone Herb.
Etymology source:
Localities:
Global vulnerability:
NE
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).
Synonym status:
Observations of Taxon
Boophone
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
14/01/2012 - 5:37pm
Collection:
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 disticha
Locality:
Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
27/08/2012 - 4:34pm
Collection:
Boophone disticha
Locality:
Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
27/04/2012 - 2:41pm
Collection:
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