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'''''Bulbine''''' is a genus of [[plant]]s in the family [[Asphodelaceae]] (occasionally [[Liliaceae]] <ref>{{cite web |url=http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=BULBI |title=PLANTS Profile: ''Bulbine'' Wolf |publisher=[[United States Department of Agriculture]] |accessdate=December 29, 2009}}</ref>), named for the bulb-shaped [[tuber]] shown by many of the species <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2003/bulbine-bulbosa.html |title=''Bulbine bulbosa'' | work=Growing Native Plants |publisher=[[Australian National Botanic Gardens]] |accessdate=December 28, 2009 |date=June 19, 2003}}</ref>. ''Bulbine'' is found chiefly in [[Southern Africa]], with few species extending into [[tropical Africa]] and a few species in [[Australia]] <ref name="SANBI">{{cite web |url=http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantab/bulbineabys.htm |title=''Bulbine abyssinica'' |accessdate=December 28, 2009 |work=[[PlantZAfrica]] |publisher=[[South African National Biodiversity Institute]]}}</ref>. ''Bulbine'' is characterised by having flowers borne in lax or compound [[raceme]]s, and by being [[succulent plant|succulent]] <ref name="SANBI"/>. The flowers are mostly yellow, with bearded [[stamen]]s, although sometimes white, orange or pink <ref name="SANBI"/>. Several species are grown in gardens, although the most common species in the horticultural trade is ''[[Bulbine frutescens|B. frutescens]]'' <ref name="SANBI"/>. Species of ''Bulbine'' resemble ''[[Haworthia]]'' and ''[[Aloe]]'' in appearance, but with soft fleshy leaves, many with [[tuber]]ous [[root]]s or a [[caudex]]. The various species grow as [[shrub]]s, rough tough [[weed]]y [[perennial]]s, dwarf [[geophyte]]s, and soft [[annual]]s. Many of the dwarf species have small, dome-shaped tubers. [[Dormancy]] starts in late spring and lasts until mid autumn, but can vary between species and in different conditions. Leaves die and drop and the roots contract into the caudex leaving no visible sign of life on the surface. [[Propagation]] is mostly by seed although [[cutting]]s are possible as some species will form multiple heads or offsets. {{Inc| Bulbine (Greek, botóos, a bulb). Uliaceae. More than 20 species of half-hardy African and Australian plants, allied to Anthericum, but practically not cultivated in this country. Flowers showy, the petals distinct, 1-nerved, spreading and often recurving in age; stamens shorter than the perianth. Some of the species are bulbous, and require the general treatment given Cape bulbs (see Bulbs); but none of the bulbous species is known here. }} ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Species== ''Bulbine'' contains approximately 160 species <ref name="IPNI">{{cite web |url=http://www.ipni.org/ipni/advPlantNameSearch.do?navig=Show+%3A&chunk_size=200&find_genus=Bulbine&output_format=normal |title=''Bulbine'' |publisher=[[International Plant Name Index]] |accessdate=December 28, 2009}}</ref>: {{col-begin|width=auto}} {{col-break}} *''[[Bulbine abyssinica]]'' *''[[Bulbine acaulis]]'' *''[[Bulbine adnutans]]'' *''[[Bulbine alata]]'' *''[[Bulbine alba]]'' *''[[Bulbine alooides]]'' *''[[Bulbine altissima]]'' *''[[Bulbine alveolata]]'' *''[[Bulbine angustifolia]]'' *''[[Bulbine annua]]'' *''[[Bulbine asiatica]]'' *''[[Bulbine asphodeloides]]'' *''[[Bulbine australis]]'' *''[[Bulbine bachmanniana]]'' *''[[Bulbine bachmannii]]'' *''[[Bulbine bisulcata]]'' *''[[Bulbine brevifolia]]'' *''[[Bulbine breviracemosa]]'' *''[[Bulbine brunsvigiifolia]]'' *''[[Bulbine bruynsii]]'' *''[[Bulbine bulbosa]]'' *''[[Bulbine caespitosa]]'' *''[[Bulbine canaliculata]]'' *''[[Bulbine capensis]]'' *''[[Bulbine capitata]]'' *''[[Bulbine cataphyllata]]'' *''[[Bulbine cauda-felis]]'' *''[[Bulbine caudata]]'' *''[[Bulbine caulescens]]'' *''[[Bulbine cepacea]]'' *''[[Bulbine ciliata]]'' *''[[Bulbine circinata]]'' *''[[Bulbine coetzeei]]'' *''[[Bulbine concinna]]'' *''[[Bulbine crassa]]'' *''[[Bulbine cremnophila]]'' *''[[Bulbine crispa]]'' *''[[Bulbine crocea]]'' *''[[Bulbine curvifolia]]'' *''[[Bulbine dactylopsoides]]'' *''[[Bulbine decurvata]]'' {{col-break}} *''[[Bulbine densiflora]]'' *''[[Bulbine dielsii]]'' *''[[Bulbine diphylla]]'' *''[[Bulbine disimilis]]'' *''[[Bulbine dubia]]'' *''[[Bulbine elongata]]'' *''[[Bulbine ensifolia]]'' *''[[Bulbine erectipilosa]]'' *''[[Bulbine erumpens]]'' *''[[Bulbine esterhuyseniae]]'' *''[[Bulbine falcata]]'' *''[[Bulbine fallax]]'' *''[[Bulbine favosa]]'' *''[[Bulbine filifolia]]'' *''[[Bulbine fistulosa]]'' *''[[Bulbine flexicaulis]]'' *''[[Bulbine flexuosa]]'' *''[[Bulbine floribunda]]'' *''[[Bulbine foleyi]]'' *''[[Bulbine fragilis]]'' *''[[Bulbine francescae]]'' *''[[Bulbine fraseri]]'' *''[[Bulbine frazeri]]'' *''[[Bulbine frutescens]]'' *''[[Bulbine glauca]]'' *''[[Bulbine graminea]]'' *''[[Bulbine hamata]]'' *''[[Bulbine hantamensis]]'' *''[[Bulbine haworthioides]]'' *''[[Bulbine hispida]]'' *''[[Bulbine hookeri]]'' *''[[Bulbine huilensis]]'' *''[[Bulbine inamarxiae]]'' *''[[Bulbine incurva]]'' *''[[Bulbine inexpectata]]'' *''[[Bulbine inflata]]'' *''[[Bulbine inops]]'' *''[[Bulbine lagopus]]'' *''[[Bulbine lamprophylla]]'' *''[[Bulbine latibracteata]]'' *''[[Bulbine latifolia]]'' {{col-break}} *''[[Bulbine latitepala]]'' *''[[Bulbine lavrani]]'' *''[[Bulbine laxiflora]]'' *''[[Bulbine lolita]]'' *''[[Bulbine longifolia]]'' *''[[Bulbine longiscapa]]'' *''[[Bulbine louwii]]'' *''[[Bulbine lydenburgensis]]'' *''[[Bulbine mackenii]]'' *''[[Bulbine macrophylla]]'' *''[[Bulbine mallyana]]'' *''[[Bulbine margarethae]]'' *''[[Bulbine mayori]]'' *''[[Bulbine meiringii]]'' *''[[Bulbine melanovaginata]]'' *''[[Bulbine mesembryanthemoides]]'' *''[[Bulbine mettinghii]]'' *''[[Bulbine migiurtina]]'' *''[[Bulbine minima]]'' *''[[Bulbine monophylla]]'' *''[[Bulbine muscicola]]'' *''[[Bulbine namaensis]]'' *''[[Bulbine narcissifolia]]'' *''[[Bulbine natalensis]]'' *''[[Bulbine navicularifolia]]'' *''[[Bulbine nigra]]'' *''[[Bulbine nutans]]'' *''[[Bulbine ophiophylla]]'' *''[[Bulbine orchioides]]'' *''[[Bulbine pallida]]'' *''[[Bulbine parviflora]]'' *''[[Bulbine patersoniae]]'' *''[[Bulbine pendens]]'' *''[[Bulbine pendula]]'' *''[[Bulbine planifolia]]'' *''[[Bulbine platyphylla]]'' *''[[Bulbine praemorsa]]'' *''[[Bulbine pugioniformis]]'' *''[[Bulbine pusilla]]'' *''[[Bulbine quartzicola]]'' *''[[Bulbine ramosa]]'' {{col-break}} *''[[Bulbine retinens]]'' *''[[Bulbine rhopalophylla]]'' *''[[Bulbine rigidula]]'' *''[[Bulbine rostrata]]'' *''[[Bulbine rupicola]]'' *''[[Bulbine scabra]]'' *''[[Bulbine sedifolia]]'' *''[[Bulbine seineri]]'' *''[[Bulbine semenaliundata]]'' *''[[Bulbine semibarbata]]'' *''[[Bulbine setifera]]'' *''[[Bulbine stenophylla]]'' *''[[Bulbine stolonifera]]'' *''[[Bulbine striata]]'' *''[[Bulbine suavis]]'' *''[[Bulbine subbarbata]]'' *''[[Bulbine succulenta]]'' *''[[Bulbine suurbergensis]]'' *''[[Bulbine tenuifolia]]'' *''[[Bulbine tetraphylla]]'' *''[[Bulbine thomasiae]]'' *''[[Bulbine torsiva]]'' *''[[Bulbine torta]]'' *''[[Bulbine tortifolia]]'' *''[[Bulbine transvaalensis]]'' *''[[Bulbine trichophylla]]'' *''[[Bulbine triebneri]]'' *''[[Bulbine triquetra]]'' *''[[Bulbine truncata]]'' *''[[Bulbine tuberosa]]'' *''[[Bulbine uncinata]]'' *''[[Bulbine undulata]]'' *''[[Bulbine unifolia]]'' *''[[Bulbine urgineoides]]'' *''[[Bulbine vagans]]'' *''[[Bulbine vesicularis]]'' *''[[Bulbine vitrea]]'' *''[[Bulbine vittatifolia]]'' *''[[Bulbine wiesei]]'' *''[[Bulbine xanthobotrys]]'' *''[[Bulbine zeyheri]]'' {{col-end}} ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== {{reflist}} *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__
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