Bulbine
Bulbine frutescens
Observed near a farm property, Nyeri, Kenya. Dec. 2015.
LEAVES: Numerous basal leaves are grass-like, but nearly terete (round in cross-section) and succulent. A gel-like fluid can be pressed out of cut leaves.
HERB: Leaves and stems are herbaceous.
FLOWERS: Yellow flowers in crowded spikes. There are six tepals (petals and sepals are similar).
FRUIT: Spherical, fleshy fruit with three valves.
RANGE: Native to southern Africa, but widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide because of its attractiveness and purported medicinal properties.
