Bulbinella barkerae
| Bulbinella barkerae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Bulbinella |
| Species: | B. barkerae
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| Binomial name | |
| Bulbinella barkerae P.L.Perry, 1987[1]
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Bulbinella barkerae is a species of plants in the family Asphodelaceae. It is found in the Cape Province of South Africa.[2]
Description
B. barkerae reaches up to 0.6 meters in height. It has ciliate leaf-margins, and relatively few, broad leaves.
The cream-white flowers are distinctively fragrant (unlike those of the similar Bulbinella cauda-felis). They appear in September and October, on a thin, cylindrical, apically pointed raceme.
Distribution and habitat
It is endemic to the southern parts of the Western Cape Province, South Africa. It naturally occurs in the regions of Caledon, Bredasdorp, Potberg, Swellendam and Riversdale.
Its preferred habitat is flat or gently sloping terrain, often of rocky shale or clay, in renosterveld vegetation.
References
- ^ P.L. Perry S. African J. Bot. 53: 437 1987
- ^ http://pza.sanbi.org/sites/default/files/info_library/bulbinella.pdf
External links
Media related to Bulbinella barkerae at Wikimedia Commons
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