Bulbinella nutans
Bulbinella nutans is a species of plants in the family Asphodelaceae. It is found in the Cape Province of South Africa.[2]
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| Bulbinella nutans | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Bulbinella |
| Species: | B. nutans |
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| Bulbinella nutans (Thunb.) T.Durand & Schinz[1] | |
B.nutans is a large plant, reaching nearly a meter in height. It closely resembles Bulbine latifolia, but has a wider and shorter inflorescence.
B.nutans naturally occurs in the southern Cape, from Cape Town eastwards to the Robertson Karoo, Caledon, and east of Swellendam.
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References
- P.L. Perry S. African J. Bot. 53: 437 1987
- http://pza.sanbi.org/sites/default/files/info_library/bulbinella.pdf
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