Family: Asphodelaceae
Bulbine alata
Citation:
Baijnath, Brunonia l:117 (1978).
Synonymy: B. semibarbara (R. Br.) Haw. var. depilata J. Black, Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 56:39 (1932); Bulbihopsis semibarbara (R. Br.) Borzi var. depilata (J. Black) H. Eichler, Suppl. 83 (1965).
, Bulbine semibarbata, Bulbinopsis semibarbata Common name: Leek lily.
Description:
Base of plant without a tuber; leaves linear, channelled, 5-20 cm long; stems simple, erect or flexuose towards the apex, to 30 cm high.
Raceme to 17 cm long; pedicels erect, lengthening after flowering, each with a scarious broadly ovate bract at the base; perianth-segments 4-6 mm long; filaments all hairy or almost beardless; ovary with 2 ovules in each cell.
Capsule obovoid, 4.5-8 mm long; seeds with a narrow pale membranous wing surrounding the margin of the outer face, 3-5 mm long.
Distribution:
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S.Aust.: NW, LE, GT, FR, EA, EP. ?W.Aust.; N.T.; Qld; N.S.W.
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Conservation status:
native
Flowering time: Aug. — Oct.
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SA Distribution Map based
on current data relating to
specimens held in the
State Herbarium of South Australia
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Biology:
No text
Taxonomic notes:
The synonyms cited are not mentioned by Baijnath but there is little doubt that they do, at least in part, belong here.
Author:
Not yet available
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