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Albuca

The genus Albuca is in the family Asparagaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Albuca

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Albuca abyssinica Jacq. Accepted H WCSP
Albuca acuminata Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca adlami Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca albucoides (Aiton) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca amboensis (Schinz) Oberm. Accepted H WCSP
Albuca amoena (Batt.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca arenosa J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca aurea Jacq. Accepted H WCSP
Albuca autumnula (U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca barbata (Jacq.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca batteniana Hilliard & B.L.Burtt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca bifolia Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca bifoliata R.A.Dyer Accepted H WCSP
Albuca boucheri U.Müll.-Doblies Accepted H WCSP
Albuca bracteata (Thunb.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca bruce-bayeri U.Müll.-Doblies Accepted H WCSP
Albuca buchananii Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca canadensis (L.) F.M.Leight. Accepted H WCSP
Albuca candida (Oberm.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca caudata Jacq. Accepted H WCSP
Albuca chlorantha Welw. ex Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca ciliaris U.Müll.-Doblies Accepted H WCSP
Albuca clanwilliamae-gloria U.Müll.-Doblies Accepted H WCSP
Albuca collina Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca concordiana Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca consanguinea (Kunth) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca cooperi Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca corymbosa Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca costatula (U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca cremnophila van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk Accepted H WCSP
Albuca crinifolia Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca crudenii Archibald Accepted H WCSP
Albuca dalyae Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca darlingana U.Müll.-Doblies Accepted H WCSP
Albuca decipiens U.Müll.-Doblies Accepted H WCSP
Albuca dilucula (Oberm.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca dinteri U.Müll.-Doblies Accepted H WCSP
Albuca donaldsonii Rendle Accepted H WCSP
Albuca dyeri (Poelln.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca echinosperma U.Müll.-Doblies Accepted H WCSP
Albuca engleriana K.Krause & Dinter Accepted H WCSP
Albuca etesiogaripensis U.Müll.-Doblies Accepted H WCSP
Albuca fastigiata Dryand. Accepted H WCSP
Albuca fibrotunicata Gledhill & Oyewole Accepted H WCSP
Albuca flaccida Jacq. Accepted H WCSP
Albuca foetida U.Müll.-Doblies Accepted H WCSP
Albuca fragrans Jacq. Accepted H WCSP
Albuca gageoides K.Krause Accepted H WCSP
Albuca galeata Welw. ex Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca garuensis Engl. & K.Krause Accepted H WCSP
Albuca gentilii De Wild. Accepted H WCSP
Albuca gethylloides (U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca glandulosa Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca glauca Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca glaucifolia (U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca goswinii U.Müll.-Doblies Accepted H WCSP
Albuca hallii U.Müll.-Doblies Accepted H WCSP
Albuca hereroensis Schinz Accepted H WCSP
Albuca hesquaspoortensis U.Müll.-Doblies Accepted H WCSP
Albuca homblei De Wild. Accepted H WCSP
Albuca humilis Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca juncifolia Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca karachabpoortensis (U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca karasbergensis Glover Accepted H WCSP
Albuca karooica U.Müll.-Doblies Accepted H WCSP
Albuca katangensis De Wild. Accepted H WCSP
Albuca kirkii (Baker) Brenan Accepted H WCSP
Albuca kirstenii (J.C.Manning & Goldblatt) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca knersvlaktensis (U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca kundelungensis De Wild. Accepted H WCSP
Albuca leucantha U.Müll.-Doblies Accepted H WCSP
Albuca longifolia Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca longipes Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca macowanii Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca malangensis Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca massonii Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca monarchos (U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca monophylla Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca myogaloides Welw. ex Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca namaquensis Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca nana Schönland Accepted H WCSP
Albuca nathoana (U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca navicula U.Müll.-Doblies Accepted H WCSP
Albuca nelsonii N.E.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Albuca nigritana (Baker) Troupin Accepted H WCSP
Albuca obtusa J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca osmynella (U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca ovata (Thunb.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca papyracea J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca paradoxa Dinter Accepted H WCSP
Albuca paucifolia (U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca pearsonii (F.M.Leight.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca pendula B.Mathew Accepted H WCSP
Albuca pendulina (U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca pentheri (Zahlbr.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca polyodontula (U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca polyphylla Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca prasina (Ker Gawl.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca prolifera J.H.Wilson Accepted H WCSP
Albuca psammophora (U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca pulchra (Schinz) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca riebeekkasteelberganula U.Müll.-Doblies Accepted H WCSP
Albuca robertsoniana U.Müll.-Doblies Accepted H WCSP
Albuca rogersii Schönland Accepted H WCSP
Albuca roodeae (E.Phillips) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca rupestris Hilliard & B.L.Burtt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca sabulosa (U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca scabrocostata (U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca scabromarginata De Wild. Accepted H WCSP
Albuca schinzii Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca schlechteri Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca schoenlandii Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca secunda (Jacq.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca seineri (Engl. & K.Krause) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca semipedalis Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca setosa Jacq. Accepted H WCSP
Albuca shawii Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca somersetianum ined. Accepted H WCSP
Albuca spiralis L.f. Accepted H WCSP
Albuca stapffii (Schinz) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca steudneri Schweinf. & Engl. Accepted H WCSP
Albuca stricta Engl. & K.Krause Accepted H WCSP
Albuca strigosula (U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca stuetzeliana (U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca suaveolens (Jacq.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca subglandulosa (U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca subspicata Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca sudanica A.Chev. Accepted H WCSP
Albuca tenuifolia Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca tenuis Knudtzon Accepted H WCSP
Albuca thermarum van Jaarsv. Accepted H WCSP
Albuca tortuosa Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca toxicaria (C.Archer & R.H.Archer) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca trachyphylla U.Müll.-Doblies Accepted H WCSP
Albuca tubiformis (Oberm.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca unifolia (Retz.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca unifoliata G.D.Rowley Accepted H WCSP
Albuca variegata De Wild. Accepted H WCSP
Albuca villosa U.Müll.-Doblies Accepted H WCSP
Albuca virens (Lindl.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca viscosa L.f. Accepted H WCSP
Albuca vittata Ker Gawl. Accepted H WCSP
Albuca volubilis (H.Perrier) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca watermeyeri (L.Bolus) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca weberlingiorum U.Müll.-Doblies Accepted H WCSP
Albuca xanthocodon Hilliard & B.L.Burtt Accepted H WCSP
Albuca yerburyi Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Albuca zebrina Baker Accepted H WCSP
Albuca zenkeri Engl. Accepted H WCSP

Statistics

The Plant List includes 245 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Albuca. Of these 149 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 5 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Albuca. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 245 species names for the genus Albuca recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 149 60.8%
Synonym 85 34.7%
Unplaced 10 4.1%
Unassessed 1 0.4%

All names

The status of the 250 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Albuca recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 151 60.4%
Synonym 88 35.2%
Unplaced 10 4.0%
Unassessed 1 0.4%

Of these names,

The confidence with which the status of the 245 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Albuca, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 149 84 0 0 233 95.1%
Medium confidence 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Low confidence 0 1 10 1 12 4.9%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Albuca, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.4%
WCSP 149 85 10 0 0 244 99.6%