Boophone
Boophone
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species Amaryllidaceae
Morphological Summary
Genus of bulbous geophytes in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to sub-Saharan and southern Africa. Produce enormous partly exposed bulbs and very showy umbels of pink or reddish flowers. Highly toxic — contain lycorine alkaloids. The San and Khoikhoi used them as arrow poison and in traditional medicine.
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Poison bulbHighly toxicHysteranthous
Boophone ciliaris (L.) Herb.
Cape poison bulb
Specimen ID RN-BPHN-00003
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo Occidental, Cabo Norte), Namibia sudoccidental
Type Bulbous succulent (Amaryllidaceae)
eco
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Boophone disticha
Poison Bulb, Bushman's Poison, Sore-eye Flower, Century Plant
Specimen ID RN-BPHN-00004
Origin África subsahariana, desde el Cabo sur hasta Sudán del Sur
Type species
DocumentedBulbous geophyteHighly toxic
Boophone disticha (L.f.) Herb.
Sore-eye flower / Fan lily
Specimen ID RN-BPHN-00001
Origin Sudáfrica, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
Type Bulbous geophyte
eco
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Boophone haemanthoides
Namaqua Century Plant, Haemanthus-like Boophone
Specimen ID RN-BPHN-00005
Origin Cabo Occidental costero y Meseta de Bokkeveld, Sudáfrica; ext. Namibia SW
Type species
DocumentedBulbous geophyteHighly toxic
Boophone haemanthoides F.M.Leight.
Haemanthus-like boophone
Specimen ID RN-BPHN-00002
Origin Sudáfrica (Namaqualand, Cabo Norte)
Type Bulbous geophyte
eco
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Boophone haemanthoides subsp. ernesti-ruschii
Rusch's Namaqua Boophone
Specimen ID RN-BPHN-00006
Origin Suroeste de Namibia (población única)
Type species