Boophone
Sign in to savethumb| Boophone is a small genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae.) It consists of two confirmed species distributed across South Africa to Kenya and Uganda. It is closely related to Crossyne, a genus whose species have prostrate leaves. They are drought tolerant but not cold-hardy, and are very poisonous to livestock.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyAmaryllidaceae
Die Pflanzengattung Boophone gehört zur Unterfamilie Amaryllidoideae innerhalb der Familie der Amaryllisgewächse (Amaryllidaceae). Die nur zwei Arten sind vom Südlichen Afrika bis ins tropische Ostafrika beheimatet.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 16
- With media
- 14
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Collections
- MO, US, MIN, MNHN, K
- Recorded in
- Malawi, Tanzania, South Africa
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Phylogeny
- Species
- Etymology
- Associated insects
- Traditional medicine
- Chemistry
- References
thumb| Boophone is a small genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae.) It consists of two confirmed species distributed across South Africa to Kenya and Uganda. It is closely related to Crossyne, a genus whose species have prostrate leaves. They are drought tolerant but not cold-hardy, and are very poisonous to livestock.
== Taxonomy ==
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