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Bulbine abyssinica
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Mt Nyangani, Nyanga
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Mt Nyangani, Nyanga
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Bushy bulbine (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Tufted soft-succulent perennial herb. Plants in small clusters, growing from a vertical rhizome. Leaves erect or arching, linear, grass-like, up to 60 cm, broadly winged. Normally 1 flowering stem per plant with a dense many-flowered terminal inflorescence. Fruits black when mature. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | abyssinica: of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) |
| Habitat: | In montane grassland, in shallow soil overlying rock, woodland and along seepage areas, often in small colonies. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 700 - 2400 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 31 May 2006 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 292. (Includes a picture). Kativu, S. (1996). Asphodelaceae of the Flora Zambesiaca area Kirkia 16(1) Pages 42 - 44. Kativu, S. (2001). Asphodelaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(3) Pages 42 - 44. (Includes a picture). Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 126. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 86. Moriarty, A. (1975). Wild Flowers of Malawi Purnell & sons Cape Town. Page 21. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 116. |
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