Bulbine cepacea is a flowering plant in the genus Bulbine, endemic to the Western Cape province, South Africa.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Bulbine |
| Species: | B. cepacea
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Distribution
editBulbine cepacea occurs in semi-dry Renosterveld vegetation, as far north as Clanwilliam, south to the Cape Peninsula, and as far east as Riversdale.[2]
Description
editThis species has a spiral rosette of erect, soft, slender (max.1 cm), succulent, green, linear leaves with acute tips. The leaves are almost rounded (terete) in cross section, having a flat upper surface and a rounder lower surface.
The leaf base is striated, and has a sheath that encloses the stem.[3]
It has a short stem above its large, flattened, disc-shaped subterranean tuber.
This species flowers in autumn.
References
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- ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 25 March 2016
- ^ Red List of South African Plants, retrieved 25 March 2016
- ^ D.O.Wijnands (1991). LILIACEAE: Notes on some monocotyledons described by N.L. Burman: Asparagaceae, Asphodelaceae, Colchicaceae. Bothalia 21(2):157.
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