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1168.000 Boophone
BOOPHANE Herb.
Description of the genus
Bulbous plants. Leaves sessile, distichous, strap-shaped and obtuse, arranged in a fan. Scape solid with flowers subtended by 2 free bracts. Flowers with pedicels considerably elongating in fruit, funnel-shaped, with tube shorter than segments. Ovary triquetrous. Capsule with 1 fleshy, spherical seed. Derivation of name: from Greek: bous, meaning an ox and phonos meaning murder, referring to the poisonous properties of the bulb. Worldwide: 6 species in southern and eastern Africa. Zambia: 1 taxon. |
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| disticha (L.f.) Herb. | B,N,C,E,S | N,Mc,C,Lk,W | Description, Image |
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Flora of Botswana: BoophoneFlora of Burundi: Boophone
Flora of Malawi: Boophone
Flora of Mozambique: Boophone
Flora of Zimbabwe: Boophone
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): BoophoneBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Boophone
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Boophone
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Boophone
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iNaturalist: Boophone
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Boophone
JSTOR Plant Science: Boophone
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Boophone
Plants of the World Online: Boophone
Tropicos: Boophone
Wikipedia: Boophone
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