Astroloba bullulata
| Astroloba bullulata | |
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| Small specimen on the verge of flowering | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Xanthorrhoeaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Astroloba |
| Species: | A. bullulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Astroloba bullulata (L. Bolus) | |
Astroloba bullulata is a small succulent plant of the Astroloba genus, endemic to mountainous areas of the southern Cape, South Africa.
Description
Astroloba bullulata is a small, compact species of Astroloba, with a dark green to olive-red colour, covered with distinctive black tubercles ("bullulata") that mostly occur on the outer side of the fat shiny-margined leaves. The dense and compact leaves form a spiral in their growth, with each leave turned slightly inward and twisted towards the direction of the spiral. Each leaf also has a marginated keel, unlike most other Astroloba species.[1]
Distribution
It is indigenous to the Western Cape, and a small southern section of the Northern Cape, South Africa. Its inland distribution lies within the districts of Ceres, Sutherland and Laingsburg.
The unresolved population that is occasionally named Astroloba hallii resembles an especially large, robust variety of A.bullulata and is sometimes classed as a variety of this species.[2][3]
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References
- ↑ D.Court: Succulent Flora of Southern Africa. CRC: 2000. p.267.
- ↑ http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=2210-1
- ↑ U. Eggli: Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Monocotyledons. Springer Science & Business Media, 2001. p.187.