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Boophone
Boophone is a small genus of bulbous perennials in the Amaryllidaceae, with two confirmed species from South Africa to Kenya and Uganda, best known as drought-tolerant bulbs. Key to growing them is a sunny, dry spot and a well-drained bulb-friendly mix; they are not cold-hardy.
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. It is closely related to Crossyne, a genus whose species have prostrate leaves. They are drought tolerant but not cold-hardy, and are very poisonous to livestock.
A variety of alkaloids with affinity for the serotonin transporter have been isolated from Boophone disticha.
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