Albuca
Albuca
5 species Asparagaceae
Morphological Summary
Genus of perennial bulbous plants in the Asparagaceae family, native primarily to southern Africa. Albucas grow from underground bulbs and produce basal leaves that can be linear, channeled, or notably spiralized in some species. The nodding white-yellowish to green flowers have three inner petals with green or yellow stripes. Many species enter summer dormancy.
Distribution South Africa (center of diversity), Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Madagascar
Conservation Least Concern (majority)
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DocumentedExposed bulbWidely cultivated
Albuca bracteata (Thunb.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
Pregnant onion
Specimen ID RN-ALB-00001
Origin Cabo Oriental, KwaZulu-Natal (Sudáfrica); naturalizada mundialmente
Type Rocky well-drained soil, partial shade, forest margins
DocumentedFynbos
Albuca concordiana Baker
Concordia albuca
Specimen ID RN-ALB-00002
Origin Cabo Occidental, Cabo Oriental (Sudáfrica)
Type Sandy soils and coastal fynbos
DocumentedDrought-adapted
Albuca namaquensis Baker
Namaqualand albuca
Specimen ID RN-ALB-00003
Origin Namaqualand (Sudáfrica, Cabo del Norte)
Type Arid sandy soils, Namaqualand desert
DocumentedSpiral leavesVery popular
Albuca spiralis L.f.
Frizzle Sizzle albuca
Specimen ID RN-ALB-00004
Origin Cabo Occidental (Sudáfrica) — región de Clanwilliam y Namaqualand del sur
Type Rocky and sandy soils, fynbos chaparral
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DocumentedGreen flowers
Albuca viridiflora Jacq.
Green-flowered albuca
Specimen ID RN-ALB-00005
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo), Zimbabwe, Mozambique
Type Riparian forest, shaded understorey, moist soil