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Raphionacme burkei N.E.Br.
Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 4(1,4): 537. 1907 [Nov 1907]
Family: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Raphionacme velutina Schltr.
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. xx. Beibl. n. 51 (1895) 12.

Raphionacme burkei Photo by: K.k. Agrawal

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Raphionacme velutina Schltr.
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. xx. Beibl. n. 51 (1895) 12.
Synonymy: 4
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Common Names include:
BUSHMAN: Biesse (Biessa, Biessella), Bi

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Raphionacme velutina group

  • Raphionacme burkei N.E.Br.: Recognizable for the contrastingly bicoloured corona.
  • Raphionacme dinteri Schltr. ex Schinz
  • Raphionacme velutina Schltr.: It has a turnip-shaped caudex that might grow to 30 centimetres or more, the vines to one or two meters. Flowers are greenish. Distribution: Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

8276 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Raphionacme burkei Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
5018 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Raphionacme burkei Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

19670 agrawal K.k. Agrawal
Raphionacme burkei Photo by: K.k. Agrawal
26867 frikkie Frikkie Hall
Raphionacme burkei Photo by: Frikkie Hall

5021 cactus-art Cactus Art
Raphionacme burkei Photo by: Cactus Art
8277 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Raphionacme burkei Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

5019 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Raphionacme burkei Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
5022 cactus-art Cactus Art
Raphionacme burkei Photo by: Cactus Art

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