Albuca acuminata is a species of small, perennial, bulbous plant in the asparagus family. It is native to southern Africa from Namibia to the Cape Province of South Africa, where it occurs in rocky areas, as far east as Port Alfred.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
| Genus: | Albuca |
| Species: | A. acuminata
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| Albuca acuminata Baker
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Description edit
A geophyte reaching 20–30 cm in height. The bulb usually has numerous fibres around the top, made from the persistent remnants of the leaf-tunics. The species bears 2-to-10 smooth, slender, linear, channeled leaves. The leaves are clasping at the base.[3]
The slender peduncle terminates in a lax raceme. The flowers are drooping ('nodding') and pale yellow with broad green central stripes.[4][5]
References edit
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- ^ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org.
- ^ "Albuca acuminata Baker". Plants of the World Online.
- ^ Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
- ^ "Albuca acuminata | Pacific Bulb Society". www.pacificbulbsociety.org.
- ^ "Albuca acuminata Baker". www.worldfloraonline.org.