Eucomis bicolor
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
| Genus: | Eucomis |
| Species: | E. bicolor
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Eucomis bicolor, the variegated pineapple lily, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Southern Africa (the Cape Provinces, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, the Free State, and the Northern Provinces).[2] It is a bulbous perennial growing to 30–60 cm (12–24 in) in height, with a basal rosette of wavy leaves 30–50 cm (12–20 in) long. In late summer it produces a stout stem bearing racemes of pale green, purple margined flowers with a terminal rosette of pale green leafy bracts. At close quarters it has an unpleasant smell.[3][4]
The Latin specific epithet bicolor means "two-coloured".[5]
In cultivation it is not frost-hardy (Zones 8-10) and requires a winter mulch in colder areas (Zones 6 and 7) to ensure winter survival.[6] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit[7]
The homoisoflavanones eucomin, eucomol,[8] (E)-7-O-methyl-eucomin, (—)-7-O-methyleucomol, (+)-3,9-dihydro-eucomin and 7-O-methyl-3,9-dihydro-eucomin[9] can be isolated from bulbs of E. bicolor.
References
- ^ "Eucomis bicolor". EOL (Encyclopedia of Life). Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ "Eucomis bicolor". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "August 2011 Plant Profile: Eucomis bicolor". University of Washington Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
- ^ Fine Gardening: Eucomis bicolor
- ^ "Eucomis bicolor AGM". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ Homoisoflavanones and Biogenetically Related Compounds. W. Heller and Ch. Tamm, Fortschritte der Chemie organischer Naturstoffe / Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products, 1981, Volume 40, pages 105-152, doi:10.1007/978-3-7091-8611-4_3
- ^ Homoisoflavonones. IV. New constituents of the eucomin series of Eucomis bicolor (author's transl). Heller W, Andermatt P, Schaad W A and TAMM C, Helvetica chimica acta, 29 september 1976, volume 59, issue 6, pages 2048-2058, PMID 1017955, doi:10.1002/hlca.19760590618