Bulbine

''Bulbine'' is a genus of plants in the family Asphodelaceae and subfamily Asphodeloideae, named for the bulb-shaped tuber of many species. It was formerly placed in the Liliaceae. It is found chiefly in Southern Africa, with a few species extending into tropical Africa and a few others in Australia and Yemen.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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''Bulbine'' is a genus of succulent plants with flowers borne in lax or compound racemes. The flowers are usually yellow, with bearded stamens; some species have white, orange, or pink flowers. Several species are grown in gardens, especially '' B. frutescens''. Species of ''Bulbine'' resemble ''Haworthia'' and ''Aloe'' in appearance, but with soft, fleshy leaves and tuberous roots or a caudex. They are shrubs, weedy perennials, dwarf geophytes (including '' Bulbine lolita'', the smallest of all succulent Monocots ), and soft annuals. 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 is mostly by seed, but some species form multiple heads or offsets and can be propagated with cuttings.

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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Asphodelaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Succulent plants