Species Boophone disticha (L.f.) Herb. (Windball)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Plantae
  • - phylum: Tracheophyta
  • -- class: Liliopsida
  • --- order: Asparagales
  • ---- family: Amaryllidaceae
  • ----- species: Boophone disticha
Characteristics:decidous, perennial; up to 30 cm; partially burried bulb; erect greyish-green leaves that form a characteristic fan-shaped crown; pink, sweet scented flowers in a spherical inflorescence
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References:Van Rooyen et al. 2001: 120
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Date: 1988-08-24
Place: Tanzania
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Date: 2005-02-11
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Date: 2005-02-11
Place: Corridor Pos 15/17?, Omaheke, Namibia
Creator: Christfried Naumann
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