Bract alba ( lat. Albuca bracteata ) is a species of flowering plants of the genus Albuca ( Albuca ) of the Asparagaceae family .
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| Grade: | Monocotyledonous [1] |
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Albuca bracteata ( Thunb. ) JCManning & Goldblatt |
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Content
Bulbous plant. The bulb is smooth, up to 10 cm long, covered with a waxy green coating. The bulb forms daughter bulbs, which separate from the mother bulb and give rise to new plants. The leaves are long, up to 1 m long, juicy, covered with stripes. Inflorescence is a brush 70β90 cm long, contains many (50-100) fragrant white flowers with a greenish center. Flowering from May to August [2] .
It originates from South Africa , but at present the species can also be found in the Mediterranean , Central and Eastern Europe , and Western Asia [3] .
Often grown as an ornamental plant. The plant is very adaptable, and therefore ideal for growing in containers. Prefers direct sun. The substrate must be well drained. Withstand temperatures up to -5 Β° C.
In medicine, crushed plant leaves are used to treat cuts and bruises. According to some sources, the medical effect of this plant is similar to that of aloe vera [2] .
- Eliokarmos caudatum ( Aiton ) Raf.
- Fenelonia bracteata ( Thunb. ) Raf.
- Loncomelos caudatum ( Aiton ) DostΓ‘l
- Ornithogalum bracteatum Thunb.
- Ornithogalum caudatum aiton
- Ornithogalum longibracteatum Jacq.
- Ornithogalum massonii JFGmel.
- Ornithogalum scilloides Jacq.
- Stellarioides longibracteata ( Jacq. ) Speta
- Urginea mouretii batt. & Trab.
- Urophyllon caudatum ( Aiton ) Salisb. [four]
- β For the conventionality of indicating the class of monocotyledons as a superior taxon for the plant group described in this article, see the APG Systems section of the Monocotyledonous article .
- β 1 2 Ornithogalum caudatum (Syn: Ornithogalum longibracteatum)
- β Liepina, Julia. False Sea Onion. Zvaigzne ABC. ISBN 978-9984-40-610-7 .
- β Bract albus (English) : information on the name of a taxon on The Plant List (version 1.1, 2013) . (Retrieved November 8, 2012)