Species Catalog: Bulbs & Caudiciform
Category Summary
Perennial plants with underground storage organs (bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizomes). They survive unfavorable periods in a dormant state underground.
Adenia fruticosa
Shrubby Adenia
© NasserHalaweh
Adenia glauca
Blue adenia
© Dinesh Valke
Adenia globosa
Globose adenia
© Claes Persson
Adenia volkensii
Volkens' bottle tree
© Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz
Adenium arabicum
Arabian desert rose
© Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz
Adenium boehmianum
Bushman's poison
© JMK
Adenium multiflorum
Impala lily
© Ton Rulkens
Adenium obesum
Desert rose
© Dalgial
Adenium oleifolium
Slender-leaved desert rose
© Prince Molokomme
Adenium somalense
Somali desert rose
© Frank Vincentz
Adenium swazicum
Summer impala lily
© JMK
Albuca bracteata (Thunb.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
Pregnant onion
Albuca concordiana Baker
Concordia albuca
Albuca namaquensis Baker
Namaqualand albuca
Albuca spiralis L.f.
Frizzle Sizzle albuca
Albuca viridiflora Jacq.
Green-flowered albuca
Ammocharis coccinea (L.f.) Herb.
Karoo lily / Crimson lily
Ammocharis coranica (Ker Gawl.) Herb.
Karoo lily / Ground lily
© Kate Webster00, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Ammocharis longifolia (L.) Herb.
Long-leafed ammocharis / Cape bulb
© JonRichfield, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Ammocharis taveliana Schinz
Taveta ammocharis
Ammocharis tinneana (Kotschy & Peyr.) Milne-Redh. & Schweick.
Tinne's ammocharis
© Leyo, CC BY-SA 2.5 CH, via Wikimedia Commons
Beaucarnea gracilis Lem.
Slender beaucarnea
© Amante Darmanin / Wikimedia Commons
Beaucarnea hookeri Baker
Hooker's beaucarnea
© Krzysztof Ziarnek (Kenraiz) / Wikimedia Commons
Beaucarnea longifolia (Karw. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Baker
Long-leaved beaucarnea
© Beyond silence / Wikimedia Commons
Beaucarnea oedipus Rose
Oedipus beaucarnea
Beaucarnea parviflora (Kunth) Baker
Small-flowered beaucarnea
© Cillas (Alfredo Barra) / Wikimedia Commons — Nolina parviflora (sinónimo)
Beaucarnea purpusii Rose
Purpus' beaucarnea
Beaucarnea recurvata Lem.
Ponytail palm / Elephant foot tree
© Tereso Hernández Morales / Wikimedia Commons
Beaucarnea stricta Lem.
Stiff-leaved beaucarnea
© Misolonax / Wikimedia Commons
Boophone disticha (L.f.) Herb.
Sore-eye flower / Fan lily
© SAplants, Wikimedia Commons
Boophone haemanthoides F.M.Leight.
Haemanthus-like boophone
© Hendrik van Zijl, Wikimedia Commons
Bowiea gariepensis van Jaarsv.
Gariep climbing onion
© SAplants / Wikimedia Commons
Bowiea volubilis Harv. ex Hook.f.
Climbing onion
© Nick Helme / iNaturalist
Bravoa sessiliflora Hemsl.
Sessile-flowered Bravoa
© National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, CC0 1.0
Brunsvigia bosmaniae F.M.Leight.
Bosman's Brunsvigia
© Rachel Saunders, CC BY-SA 3.0
Brunsvigia grandiflora Lindl.
Large-flowered Brunsvigia
© Botanical Register, Edwards's Botanical Register vol. 16, tab. 1335 (1830)
Brunsvigia namaquana D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies
Namaqualand Brunsvigia
© Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, Flickr / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0), Steinkopf, Springbok, Northern Cape, South Africa, 2017
Brunsvigia slateriana (Lindl.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Tavel
Slater's Brunsvigia
© Lindley, Edwards's Botanical Register 28: t. 11 (1842). Dominio público.
Brunsvigia toxicaria (L.f. ex Aiton) Ker Gawl.
Toxic Brunsvigia
© Grabado de J. Watts sobre pintura de M. Hart, Botanical Register vol. 7, tab. 567 (1821). Dominio público.
Calibanus caespitosus (Scheidw.) Rose
Tufted calibanus
© David J. Stang (Wikimedia Commons)
Calibanus glassianus L.Hern. & Zamudio
Glass's calibanus
Calibanus hookeri (Lem.) Trel.
Calibanus, desert boy
© Frank Vincentz; David J. Stang; Brinerustle (Wikimedia Commons)
Callithauma spathulatum Herb.
Spathulate callithauma