Bulbine decastroi (Asphodelaceae subfam. Asphodeloideae), a new peatland species with grass tuft-like rosettes from Mpumalanga, South Africa

GIDEON F. SMITH; RETIEF GROBLER; ANDREW HANKEY

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.587.1.8

Issue: Vol. 587 No. 1: 9 March 2023

Type: Article

Published: 2023-03-09

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.587.1.8

Page range: 59-65

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Bulbine decastroi (Asphodelaceae subfam. Asphodeloideae), a new peatland species with grass tuft-like rosettes from Mpumalanga, South Africa

GIDEON F. SMITH⁺⁻
RETIEF GROBLER⁺⁻
ANDREW HANKEY⁺⁻

Ria Olivier Herbarium, Department of Botany, Nelson Mandela University, P.O. Box 77000, Gqeberha, 6031 South Africa.

Imperata Consulting, P.O. Box 72914, Lynnwood Ridge, 0040 South Africa.

Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, South African National Biodiversity Institute, P.O. Box, 2194, Wilro Park, 1731 South Africa.

Steenkampsberge Monocots

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Abstract

A new species of Bulbine, B. decastroi (Asphodelaceae subfam. Asphodeloideae), with grass tuft-like leaves, is described from north-central Mpumalanga province, South Africa. Bulbine decastroi is a substrate (peatland) specialist. The species is illustrated and compared to B. capitata.

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