Albuca bracteata (Thunb.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt

First published in Taxon 58: 93 (2009)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders and as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal

Introduced into:

Arkansas, Juan Fernández Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Morocco, Spain, St.Helena

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

  • Kew Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) https://www.kew.org/science/data-and-resources/tools-and-services/medicinal-plant-names-services in The State of the World’s Plants Report–2016. (2016). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://stateoftheworldsplants.org

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2020). http://www.floramontiberica.org/Bouteloua/Bouteloua_29.pdf. epublication.
  • Danton, P. & Perrier, C. (2004). Liste de la Flore vasculaire de l'île Robinson Crusoe archipel Juan Fernández, Chili. Journal de Botanique Société de Botanique de France 24: 67-78.
  • Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1996). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(6): 1-116. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lambdon, P. (2012). Flowering plants & ferns of St Helena: 1-624. Pisces publications for St Helena nature conservation group.
  • Maire, R. (1958). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 5: 1-307. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wild, H. [3665] Zimbabwe Ornithogalum caudatum K:SPC-05478.000 No
Vallentin, E. [s.n.] Falkland Islands Ornithogalum caudatum K002196729 No
[E. Valleutui] [123] Ornithogalum caudatum K002196728 No
[C.B.]; Prior, [s.n.] Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196555 No
Burger, Wm.; Betahun, A. [271] Ethiopia Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195642 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1311] Tanzania Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195787 Yes
Richards, M. [20021] Tanzania Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195773 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [10245] Tanzania Ornithogalum longibracteatum K:SPC-24409.000 No
Fourcade, H.G.; [F. L. White] [4415] South Africa Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196544 No
[J. F. Glen] [21789] South Africa Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196551 No
s.coll. [127[1]] Cabo Verde Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196548 No
Wild, H. [3490] Zimbabwe Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195856 No
Galpin, E.E.; Saltmarshe, E. [1054] South Africa Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196545 No
Colchester [s.n.] Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196761 No
Richards, M. Zambia Ornithogalum longibracteatum K:SPC-04432.000 No
[C. B. Gunn] [H 939/21] Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196541 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1311] Tanzania Ornithogalum longibracteatum K:SPC-03696.000 No
{Rev. R. Baur} [s.n.] South Africa Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196537 No
Ash, J. [798] Ethiopia Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195640 No
Galpin, E.E. [1590] Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196543 No
Balsinhas, A. [2832] South Africa Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196538 No
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196542 No
Wild, H. [3490] Zimbabwe Ornithogalum longibracteatum K:SPC-04484.000 No
[FE] [4779] Zimbabwe Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195857 No
{Jan de Koning} [7295] Mozambique Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195849 No
Hodge, W.H. [A-7] South Africa Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196550 No
Pegler, A. [1464] Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196553 No
Luo, Y.B. [49] China Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195631 No
Rodin, R.J. [1195] South Africa Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196557 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196760 No
Feely; Tinley; Ward [7] South Africa Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196535 No
{Carter; Abdallah; Newton} [2431] Tanzania Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195784 Yes
Hodge, W.H. [A-35] South Africa Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196549 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1311] Tanzania Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195786 Yes
[H. J. Feiertag] [[45415]] Zimbabwe Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195859 No
Ash [798] Ethiopia Ornithogalum longibracteatum K:SPC-36419.000 No
Lovett, J.; Niblett, M. [1763] Tanzania Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195788 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196539 No
[Mac Owan] [s.n.] South Africa Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196554 No
Hussey [H472-20] Zambia Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195858 No
Schinz, H. [s.n.] Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196531 No
{Carter; Abdallah; Newton} [2533] Tanzania Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195785 Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [1467] Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195639 No
Eyles, F. [4779] Zimbabwe Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195860 No
Strey, R.G. [6442] South Africa Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196558 No
[Feely]; Wa [39] South Africa Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196533 No
Richards, H.M. [11131] Tanzania Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195768 Yes
Mauve, A.A. [4795] South Africa Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196532 No
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196540 No
Richards, H.M. [7068] Tanzania Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195769 Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; Fritt-Rasmussen; Vollesen, K.B. [832] Ethiopia Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195644 No
Ornithogalum longibracteatum K:SPC-15199.000 No
Friis, I.; Tadesse, M.; Vollesen, K.B. [3340] Ethiopia Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195641 No
Rodin, R.J. [1195] South Africa Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196556 No
Richards, H.M. [13586] Zambia Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195855 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196552 No
Wild, H. [3665] Zimbabwe Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195861 No
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M.; Aweke, G. [476] Ethiopia Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195643 No
Richards, H.M. [9272] Zambia Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195852 No
Friis, I.; Weber, O.; Abebe, W.; Atem, A.; Ermias; Getachew [15117] Ethiopia Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195638 No
Compton, R.H. [28961] South Africa Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196536 No
Greenway, P.J.; Polhill, R.M. [11636] Tanzania Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195772 Yes
Richards, H.M. [5013] Zambia Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195850 No
Theron, G.C. [936] South Africa Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196559 No
Fanshawe, D.B. [F 517] Zambia Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195854 No
Greenway, P.J.; Polhill, R.M. [11636] Tanzania Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195771 Yes
Pielou, D.P. [115] Tanzania Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195770 Yes
D.B.F. [F517] Zambia Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195851 No
Harbor, C.C. [6643] South Africa Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002196561 No
Richards, H.M. [9482] Zambia Ornithogalum longibracteatum K002195853 No

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