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Boophone

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Boophone is a small genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae.) It consists of two confirmed species distributed across South Africa to Kenya and Uganda. [1]

28 relations: Alkaloid, Amaryllidaceae, Amaryllideae, Amaryllidoideae, Amaryllis, Binomial nomenclature, Boophone disticha, Boophone haemanthoides, Brithys, Bulb, Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Crininae, Crossyne, Diaphone (moth), Genus, Herbaceous plant, Leaf, Namibia, Perennial plant, Serotonin transporter, South Africa, Species, Strumariinae, Sudan, Traditional medicine, Tribe (biology), Western Cape, William Herbert (botanist).

Alkaloid

Alkaloids are a class of naturally occurring chemical compounds that mostly contain basic nitrogen atoms.

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Amaryllidaceae

The Amaryllidaceae are a family of herbaceous, mainly perennial and bulbous (rarely rhizomatous) flowering plants in the monocot order Asparagales.

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Amaryllideae

Amaryllideae are a tribe of subfamily Amaryllidoideae (family Amaryllidaceae).

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Amaryllidoideae

Amaryllidoideae (Amaryllidaceae s.s., amaryllids) is a subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, order Asparagales.

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Amaryllis

Amaryllis is the only genus in the subtribe Amaryllidinae (tribe Amaryllideae).

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Binomial nomenclature

Binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system") also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages.

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Boophone disticha

Boophone disticha is a bulbous tropical and subtropical flowering plant, endemic to Africa.

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Boophone haemanthoides

Boophone haemanthoides is a plant species native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces of South Africa.

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Brithys

Brithys is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

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Bulb

In botany, a bulb is structurally a short stem with fleshy leaves or leaf bases that function as food storage organs during dormancy.

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Carl Linnaeus the Younger

Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Carl von Linné or Carolus Linnaeus the Younger (20 January 1741 – 1 November 1783) was a Swedish naturalist.

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Crininae

Crininae is one of four subtribes within the tribe Amaryllideae (subfamily Amaryllidoideae, family Amaryllidaceae), with a pantropical distribution (Crinum) and also sub-Saharan Africa.

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Crossyne

Crossyne is a genus of African plants in the Amaryllis family.

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Diaphone (moth)

Diaphone is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

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Genus

A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.

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Herbaceous plant

Herbaceous plants (in botanical use frequently simply herbs) are plants that have no persistent woody stem above ground.

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Leaf

A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant and is the principal lateral appendage of the stem.

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Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia (German:; Republiek van Namibië), is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean.

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Perennial plant

A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years.

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Serotonin transporter

The serotonin transporter (SERT or 5-HTT) also known as the sodium-dependent serotonin transporter and solute carrier family 6 member 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC6A4 gene.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Species

In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity, but it has proven difficult to find a satisfactory definition.

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Strumariinae

Strumariinae is one of four subtribes within the tribe Amaryllideae (subfamily Amaryllidoideae, family Amaryllidaceae), found in southern Africa.

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Sudan

The Sudan or Sudan (السودان as-Sūdān) also known as North Sudan since South Sudan's independence and officially the Republic of the Sudan (جمهورية السودان Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa.

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Traditional medicine

Traditional medicine (also known as indigenous or folk medicine) comprises medical aspects of traditional knowledge that developed over generations within various societies before the era of modern medicine.

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Tribe (biology)

In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank above genus, but below family and subfamily.

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Western Cape

The Western Cape (Wes-Kaap, Ntshona Koloni) is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country.

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William Herbert (botanist)

The Hon.

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Boophoninae, Buphane.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boophone

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