Velloziaceae
Black-stick lily
Xerophyta retinervis
- Family
- Velloziaceae
- Genus
- Xerophyta
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Common names
By language (5)
- Afrikaans
- Besembos, Bobbejaanstert
- Chinese
- 黑炭木
- English
- Black-stick lily
- ss
- Sifunti
- Zulu
- Isigqumana, Isiphmba
Synonyms
- Barbacenia retinervis (Baker) Burtt Davy
- Hypoxis vellosioides Harv. ex Baker
- Vellozia clavata (Baker) Baker
- Vellozia retinervis (Baker) G.Nicholson
- Xerophyta clavata Baker
Photos
Photo: Marco Schmidt [1], CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gill Richard, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gill Richard, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.