Asphodelaceae
Bulbine

Bulbine abyssinica A.Rich.

First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 334 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Africa, Yemen. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Demissew, S. & Nordal, I. (2010). Aloes and other Lilies of Ethiopia and Eritrea, ed, 2: 1-351. Shama Books, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Geerinck, D.J.L. (2015). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi), n.s., Asphodelaceae: 1-43. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Pope, G.V. (ed.) (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 12(3): 1-106. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • Whitehouse, C. (2002). Asphodelaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-18.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Pickering, H. & Awale, A. I. (2018). Introduction to plants in Central Somaliland. Ponte Invisibile, Redsea Cultural Foundation.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 334, t. 97 (1850).
  • Agnew, A.D.Q. & Agnew, S., Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 313, t. 143 (1994).
  • Blundell, Wild Fl. E. Afr.: 421, t. 408 (1987).
  • E. Lind & A. Tallantire, Some Common Flowering Plants of Uganda, ed. 2: 205, fig. 133 (1971).
  • Hanid in A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 674, fig. on 675 (1974).
  • Kativu in Kirkia 16: 42 (1996).
  • Maquet in Fl. Rwanda 4: 40, fig. 13/1 (1988).
  • Moriarty, Wild Fl. Malawi: 21, t. 11/5 (1975).
  • Polh. in Journ. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. Soc. 24: 9, fig. 9 (1962).
  • Sebsebe & Nordal in Fl. Ethiopia 6: 111, fig. 191.5 (1997).
  • Thulin in Fl. Somalia 4: 34, fig. 23 (1995).
  • Verd. in Fl. Pl. Afr. 34, t. 1350 (1961).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Baum, H. [731] Angola K000256280 Type Yes
Procter, J. [1583] Tanzania K002993324 Yes
Richards, H.M. [10314] Tanzania K002993309 Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Maiato, F. [9206] Angola K001622921 Yes
Leedal, G.P. [4724] Tanzania K002993323 Yes
{Carter; Abdallah; Newton; Brandham} [2297] Tanzania K002993337 Yes
Stolz, A. [2628] Tanzania K002993332 Yes
Watermeyer [196] Tanzania K002993336 Yes
Newbould, J.B. [6280] Tanzania K002993301 Yes
Stolz, A. [2280] Tanzania K002993326 Yes
Lloyd, H.M. [79] Tanzania K002993313 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [EAH 12417] Tanzania K002993293 Yes
Tanner, R. [1171] Tanzania K002993296 Yes
Francisco, M.; Camôngua, J. [FM1742] Angola K001634792 Yes
Revell, R.J. [393] Tanzania K002993317 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [17752] Tanzania K002993338 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [1615] Tanzania K002993339 Yes
Napper, D. [1110] Tanzania K002993316 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [4404] Tanzania K002993299 Yes
Quartin-Dillon; Petit [177] Ethiopia K000256279 Isotype Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3113] Zambia K:SPC-38423.000 No
Richards, H.M. [11705] Tanzania K002993315 Yes
Fosbrooke, J. [122] Tanzania K002993302 Yes
Richards, M. [18448] Tanzania K002993322 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [1644] Kenya K002993288 Yes
Napper, D. [899] Tanzania K002993340 Yes
Taiti, S. [1847] Kenya K002993286 Yes
Lloyd, H.M. [55] Tanzania K002993311 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [109B] Tanzania K002993304 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [1674] Tanzania K002993327 Yes
Gereau, R.E.; Kayombo, C.J. [3590] Tanzania K002993319 Yes
Björnstad, A. [AB 1774] Tanzania K002993321 Yes
Tanner, R.E.S. [475] Tanzania K002993290 Yes
Humbert, H. [7193] Tanzania K002993312 Yes
Stolz, A. [2628] Tanzania K002993335 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [7660] Tanzania K002993303 Yes
Kenya K:SPC-48087.000 No
Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Tanzania K002993308 Yes
Davies, R.M. [E 13] Tanzania K002993328 Yes
Stolz, A. [2628] Tanzania K002993333 Yes
Richards, M. [28149] Tanzania K002993305 Yes
Richards, H.M. [11705] Tanzania K002993314 Yes
Richards, H.M. [2399] Tanzania K002993310 Yes
Ford, J. [331] Tanzania K002993292 Yes
Tanner, R. [1171] Tanzania K002993295 Yes
Tanner, R.E.S. [475] Tanzania K002993291 Yes
Stolz, A. [2628] Tanzania K002993334 Yes
{Glover; Gwynne; Samuel; Tucker} [2233] Kenya K002993287 Yes
Geilinger [5104] Tanzania K002993300 Yes
Leedal, G.P. [5217] Tanzania K002993320 Yes
Gane, M. [105] Tanzania K002993297 Yes
Tanner, R. [4435] Tanzania K002993294 Yes
Newbould, J.B. [6430] Tanzania K002993306 Yes
Stolz, A. [2280] Tanzania K002993325 Yes
Napier, E.R. [531] Kenya K002993289 Yes
Rogers, C.G. [490] Tanzania K002993307 Yes
Moore, A. [8] Tanzania K002993298 Yes

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