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Hyacinthaceae

Subfamily Hyacinthoideae

Subfamily Ornithogaloideae

Subfamily Urgineoideae

W/C = Wild Collected
Bowiea gariepensis van Jaarsv.

  • Query IPNI
  • Common Name: Climbing Onion
  • Family: Hyacinthaceae

  • Country of Origin: South Africa
  • Habitat: Sheltered, south-facing slopes.

  • Description: Bulbs are used medicinally, and harvesting is leading to scarcity in habitat (according to E. van Jaarsveld)
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200900048
  • Source: Mesa Garden
  • Provenance: Groot Pellaberg, Northern Cape, South Africa
  • Accession Date: 03-24-2009
  • Bench: 2207 - XER:Namib / Karoo D
  • Qty: 1 confirmed on 09-29-2009
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: monocots
  • Order: Asparagales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Hyacinthaceae
  • SubFamily: Urgineoideae
  • Tribe:
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