Asparagaceae
Albuca

Albuca fragrans Jacq.

First published in Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 1: 44 (1797)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Cape Prov. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Manning, J.C. & Goldblatt, P. (2009). Albuca crispa and A. grandis (Hyacinthaceae: Ornithogaloideae), two new species of subgenus Albuca, the rediscovery of A. albucloides (subgenus Osmyne), and the identity of A. reflexa. Bothalia 39: 153-163.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Manning, J.C. & Goldblatt, P. (2009). Albuca crispa and A. grandis (Hyacinthaceae: Ornithogaloideae), two new species of subgenus Albuca, the rediscovery of A. albucloides (subgenus Osmyne), and the identity of A. reflexa. Bothalia 39: 153-163.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Salter, T.M. [1939] South Africa K002172986 Yes
Hanekom, W.J. [3102] South Africa K002172990 Yes
Bolus, H. [3298] K002172988 Yes
Salter, T.M. [2863] South Africa K002172985 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [16979] K002172989 Yes
Williams, S.L. [1118] South Africa K002172984 Yes
[Baker] [1511] South Africa K002172987 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0