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Boophone haemanthoides

Common names: Namaqua century plant (Eng.); gifbol, kwaslelie(Afr.)

Family: Amaryllidaceae

... to slightly or strongly wavy. Figure 2. Flower head of Boophone haemanthoides subsp. ernesti-ruschii (Photo: Hendrik ... stem which is strongly compressed. Figure 3. Flowers of Boophone haemanthoides subsp. ernesti-ruschii (Photo: Hendrik ... unripe anthers. Figure 4. Ripening infructescence of Boophone haemanthoides subsp. ernesti-ruschii (Photo: Hendrik ...

28 / 02 / 2011 | Graham Duncan | Kirstenbosch NBG

Common names: century plant, poison bulb, sore-eye flower (Eng.); gifbol, seeroogblom, kopseerblom, boesmangif, perdespook (Afr.); kxutsana-yanaha, motlatsisa (So.S

Family: Amaryllidaceae

... flower even if it does not receive any water in winter. Boophone disticha is widely distributed in all provinces of ... also receive visits from ants. The bulb is very poisonous. Boophone This plant thrives in full sun in well-drained, ... not produce flowers until they are quite large. The name Boophone is derived from the Greek bous = ox, and phone = ...

22 / 08 / 2005 | E Lithudzha | Pretoria NBG