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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. Mozambique: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| disticha (L.f.) Herb. | T | Description, Image |
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Flora of Botswana: BoophoneFlora of Malawi: Boophone
Flora of Zambia: Boophone
Flora of Zimbabwe: Boophone
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): BoophoneFlora Zambesiaca web site: Boophone
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Boophone
Wikipedia: Boophone
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Boophone
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Boophone
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