''Bulbine'' is a genus of

plant Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae excl ...

s in the family

Asphodelaceae Asphodelaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Asparagales. Such a family has been recognized by most taxonomists, but the circumscription has varied widely. In its current circumscription in the APG IV system, it includes about 4 ...

and subfamily

Asphodeloideae Asphodeloideae is a subfamily of the monocot family Asphodelaceae in the order Asparagales. It has previously been treated as a separate family, Asphodelaceae ''sensu stricto''. The family Asphodelaceae has now been proposed to be a nomen conserv ...

, named for the bulb-shaped

tuber Tubers are a type of enlarged structure used as storage organs for nutrients in some plants. They are used for the plant's perennation (survival of the winter or dry months), to provide energy and nutrients for regrowth during the next growing ...

of many species. It was formerly placed in the

Liliaceae The lily family, Liliaceae, consists of about 15 genera and 610 species of flowering plants within the order Liliales. They are monocotyledonous, perennial, herbaceous, often bulbous geophytes. Plants in this family have evolved with a fair ...

. It is found chiefly in

Southern Africa Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the Congo and Tanzania. The physical location is the large part of Africa to the south of the extensive Congo River basin. Southern Africa is home to a number o ...

, with a few species extending into tropical Africa and a few others in

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...

and

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the northeast and ...

.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> ''Bulbine'' is a genus of

succulent plant In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word ''succulent'' comes from the Latin word ''sucus'', me ...

s with flowers borne in lax or compound

raceme A raceme ( or ) or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing flowers having short floral stalks along the shoots that bear the flowers. The oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are produced as the s ...

s. The flowers are usually yellow, with bearded

stamen The stamen (plural ''stamina'' or ''stamens'') is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium., p. 10 Morphology and terminology A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the fila ...

s; some species have white, orange, or pink flowers. Several species are grown in gardens, especially '' B. frutescens''. Species of ''Bulbine'' resemble ''

Haworthia ''Haworthia'' is a large genus of small succulent plants endemic to Southern Africa ( Mozambique, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini and South Africa). Like the aloes, they are members of the subfamily Asphodeloideae and they generally resemble ...

'' and '' Aloe'' in appearance, but with soft, fleshy leaves and tuberous roots or a caudex. They are shrubs,

weed A weed is a plant considered undesirable in a particular situation, "a plant in the wrong place", or a plant growing where it is not wanted.Harlan, J. R., & deWet, J. M. (1965). Some thoughts about weeds. ''Economic botany'', ''19''(1), 16-24. ...

perennial A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wid ...

s, dwarf

geophyte A storage organ is a part of a plant specifically modified for storage of energy (generally in the form of carbohydrates) or water. Storage organs often grow underground, where they are better protected from attack by herbivores. Plants that have ...

s (including B. lolita, the smallest of all succulent Monocots ), and soft

annual Annual may refer to: *Annual publication, periodical publications appearing regularly once per year ** Yearbook ** Literary annual *Annual plant *Annual report *Annual giving *Annual, Morocco, a settlement in northeastern Morocco *Annuals (band), ...

s. Many of the dwarf species have small, dome-shaped tubers. Dormancy usually extends from late spring to autumn, but it varies among species and in different conditions. The leaves die and drop, the roots contract into the caudex, and the aboveground parts wither.

Propagation Propagation can refer to: * Chain propagation in a chemical reaction mechanism *Crack propagation, the growth of a crack during the fracture of materials * Propaganda, non-objective information used to further an agenda * Reproduction, and other fo ...

is mostly by seed, but some species form multiple heads or offsets and can be propagated with cuttings. Bulbine abyssinica 50D 3759

Species

Species include: *'' Bulbine abyssinica'' A.Rich. *'' Bulbine alata'' Baijnath *'' Bulbine alooides'' (L.) Willd. *'' Bulbine alveolata'' S.A.Hammer *'' Bulbine angustifolia'' Poelln. *'' Bulbine annua'' (L.) Willd. *'' Bulbine asphodeloides'' (L.) Spreng. *'' Bulbine bachmannii'' Baker *'' Bulbine bruynsii'' S.A.Hammer *'' Bulbine bulbosa'' (R.Br.) Haw. *'' Bulbine capensis'' Baijnath ex G.Will. *'' Bulbine capitata'' Poelln. *'' Bulbine cepacea'' (Burm.f.) Wijnands *'' Bulbine coetzeei'' Oberm. *'' Bulbine crassa'' D.I.Morris & Duretto *'' Bulbine cremnophila'' van Jaarsv. *'' Bulbine crocea'' Guth. *'' Bulbine dactylopsoides'' G.Will. *'' Bulbine dewetii'' van Jarssv. *'' Bulbine diphylla'' Schltr. ex Poelln. *'' Bulbine disimilis'' G.Will. *'' Bulbine erectipilosa'' G.Will. *'' Bulbine erumpens'' S.A.Hammer *'' Bulbine esterhuyseniae'' Baijnath *'' Bulbine fallax'' Poelln. *'' Bulbine favosa'' (Thunb.) Schult. & Schult.f. *'' Bulbine flexicaulis'' Baker *'' Bulbine flexuosa'' Schltr. *'' Bulbine foleyi'' E.Phillips *'' Bulbine fragilis'' G.Williamson *'' Bulbine francescae'' G.Will. & Baijnath *'' Bulbine frutescens'' (L.) Willd. *'' Bulbine glauca'' (Raf.) E.M.Watson *'' Bulbine haworthioides'' B.Nord. *'' Bulbine inamarxiae'' G.Will. & A.P.Dold *'' Bulbine inflata'' Oberm. *'' Bulbine lagopus'' (Thunb.) N.E.Br. *'' Bulbine lamprophylla'' Williamson *'' Bulbine latifolia'' (L.f.) Spreng. *'' Bulbine lavrani'' G.Will. & Baijnath *'' Bulbine lolita'' S.A.Hammer *'' Bulbine longifolia'' Schinz *'' Bulbine louwii'' L.I.Hall *'' Bulbine margarethae'' L.I.Hall *'' Bulbine meiringii'' van Jaarsv. *'' Bulbine melanovaginata'' G.Will. *'' Bulbine mesembryanthemoides'' Haw. *'' Bulbine minima'' Baker *'' Bulbine monophylla'' Poelln. *'' Bulbine muscicola'' G.Will. *'' Bulbine namaensis'' Schinz *'' Bulbine narcissifolia'' Salm-Dyck *'' Bulbine navicularifolia'' G.Will. *'' Bulbine nutans'' Roem. & Schult. *'' Bulbine ophiophylla'' G.Will. *'' Bulbine pendens'' G.Will. & Baijnath *'' Bulbine pendula'' Keighery *'' Bulbine praemorsa'' (Jacq.) Spreng. *'' Bulbine quartzicola'' G.Williamson *'' Bulbine ramosa'' van Jaarsv. *'' Bulbine retinens'' van Jaarsv. & S.A.Hammer *'' Bulbine rhopalophylla'' Dinter *'' Bulbine rupicola'' G.Will. *'' Bulbine sedifolia'' Schltr. ex Poelln. *'' Bulbine semenaliundata'' G.Will. *'' Bulbine semibarbata'' (R.Br.) Haw. *'' Bulbine stolonifera'' Baijnath ex G.Will. *'' Bulbine striata'' Baijnath & Van Jaarsv. *'' Bulbine succulenta'' Compton *'' Bulbine suurbergensis'' van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk *'' Bulbine thomasiae'' van Jaarsv. *'' Bulbine torsiva'' G.Williamson *'' Bulbine torta'' N.E.Br. *'' Bulbine triebneri'' Dinter *'' Bulbine truncata'' G.Williamson *'' Bulbine vagans'' E.M.Watson *'' Bulbine vitrea'' G.Will. & Baijnath *'' Bulbine vittatifolia'' G.Williamson *'' Bulbine wiesei'' L.I.Hall

References

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