Bowiea
Bowiea
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species Asparagaceae
Morphological Summary
Genus of bulbous geophytes in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, native to eastern and southern Africa. They produce an exposed green photosynthesizing bulb from which highly branched twining stems emerge. The best-known species, B. volubilis, is commonly called "climbing onion" and is highly prized in succulent and caudiciform collections.
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Conservation
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toxicrareendemic
Bowiea gariepensis van Jaarsv.
Gariep climbing onion
Specimen ID RN-BWIA-00003
Origin Cabo Norte y Cabo Occidental de Sudáfrica (cuenca del río Orange-Gariep)
Type Climbing bulbous geophyte
eco
success
Bowiea kilimanjarica
Kilimanjaro climbing onion
Specimen ID RN-BWIA-00007
Origin Tanzania (laderas del Kilimanjaro), Kenia, Uganda
Type species
eco
success
Bowiea volubilis
Climbing onion
Specimen ID RN-BWIA-00004
Origin Sudáfrica, Kenia, Tanzania, Zimbabue; distribución amplia en el este y sur de África
Type species
toxicrare
Bowiea volubilis Harv. ex Hook.f.
Climbing onion
Specimen ID RN-BWIA-00001
Origin África oriental y austral (Sudáfrica, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Kenia)
Type Climbing bulbous geophyte
eco
success
Bowiea volubilis subsp. gariepensis
Gariep climbing onion
Specimen ID RN-BWIA-00006
Origin Sudáfrica, cuenca del río Orange-Gariep; Namibia meridional
Type species
eco
success
Bowiea volubilis subsp. volubilis
Climbing onion — typical subspecies
Specimen ID RN-BWIA-00005
Origin Sudáfrica, Mozambique, Zimbabue, Malaui
Type species