Species Bulbine latifolia
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Etymology of Bulbine:
La. bulbus = an onion or bulb. A misnomer in that the plants do not have a bulbous base.
Etymology of latifolia:
From the Latin lati / latus meaning ‘wide’; and folius meaning ‘leaf’; i.e. the plant is broad-leafed
Scientific name:
Bulbine latifolia (L. f.) Spreng.
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Protologue:
Syst. Veg. (ed. 16) [Sprengel] 2: 86 (1825)
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Year published:
1825
Geophyte, 30--60 cm, rootstock a thick rhizome with thin wiry roots. Leaves in a rosette, broadly lanceolate. Flowers in a dense, elongate raceme, yellow. Capsules globose, erect. Mainly Aug.--Nov. Rocky slopes, SE (Uniondale to Mpumalanga).
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Bulbine latifolia.