Bowiea volubilis

Bowiea volubilis subsp. volubilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Scilloideae
Tribus: Urgineeae
Genus: Bowiea
Species: Bowiea volubilis
Subspecies: B. v. subsp. gariepensis – B. v. subsp. volubilis

Name

Bowiea volubilis Harv. ex Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 93: t. 5619 (1867)

• ⧼Syntypi⧽:
  • Barber s.n.
  • Cooper [3263] (K)
• Type locality: [South Africa.]
  • Barber: Cape district: the eastern frontier.
  • Cooper: [Natal.]

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Ophiobostryx volubilis (Harv. ex Hook. f.) Skeels, Bull. Bur. Pl. Industr. U.S.D.A. 223, 45. 1911.
  • Schizobasis volubilis (Harv. ex Hook. f.) Van Jaarsv., in ? 1992, comb. inval.
  • Schizobasopsis volubilis (Harv. ex Hook. f.) J.F.Macbr., Contr. Gray Herb. 56: 3. 1918.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Northern Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Homonyms

• Bowiea volubilis Harv. ex T.Moore & Mast., Gard. Chron. 1866(no. 41): 971, column 3 (1866)
  • Note: published anonymously; authors fide IPNI.
  • Type locality: 'introduced from S. Africa by Mr. Cooper'

References

Primary references

• Hooker, W.J. 1867. Curtis’s botanical magazine, comprising the plants of the Royal Gardens of Kew, and of other botanical establishments in Great Britain; with suitable descriptions. Vol. XCIII [= Vol. XXIII of the third series.] |Pp, 5618–5682, Lovell Reeve, London. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• [Moore, T. & Masters, M.T.] 1866. Rare and interesting plants now in bloom at Kew. The Gardeners’ Chronicle 1866(41): 971–972. BHL
• Stedje, B. 1996. Hyacinthaceae. In: Polhill, R.M. (ed.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. 32 pp. Rotterdam: Balkema. ISBN 90-6191-368-3 JSTOR. Reference page. 

Links

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Bowiea volubilis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Bowiea volubilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 February 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Bowiea volubilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Bowiea volubilis. Published online. Accessed: 15 May 2023.
• Yonekura, K. & Kajita, T. (2003 onwards) YList – index for Japanese-scientific plant names (「植物和名ー学名インデックス). Published on Internet. Accessed: 2023 May 15

Vernacular names

suomi: Mukelo
日本語: タマツルクサ

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