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Accession Data:

Bowiea volubilis ssp. gariepensis (van Jaarsv.) Bruyns

  • Common Name: Climbing Onion
  • Family: Asparagaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Namibia to NW. Cape Prov.

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200900105
  • Source: Glen Lord
  • Provenance: Rcvd as Bowiea gariepensis van Jaarsv.
  • Accession Date: 12-10-2009
  • Bench: 2205 - XER:Namib / Karoo B
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 01-15-2018

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: monocots
  • Order: Asparagales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Asparagaceae
  • SubFamily: Scilloideae
  • Tribe: Urgineeae
  • SubTribe:

References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cape Provinces / Namibia

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. (accessed 17 April 2014).
  2. WCSP (2014). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 April 2014.

data regenerated on Tue, 24 Apr 2018 11:32:19 -0400

Images:

Bowiea volubilis ssp. gariepensis

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  • Agave parrasana
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Subfamily Nolinoideae

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  • Eriospermum cooperi W/C
  • Eriospermum corymbosum W/C
  • Eriospermum paradoxum

Subfamily Nolinoideae
Tribe Convallarieae

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Subfamily Nolinoideae
Tribe Dracaeneae

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  • Dracaena draco
  • Dracaena fragrans
  • Dracaena reflexa
  • Dracaena reflexa var. angustifolia
  • Sansevieria aethiopica
  • Sansevieria aff. concinna W/C
  • Sansevieria concinna
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  • Sansevieria kirkii var pulchra
  • Sansevieria masoniana
  • Sansevieria parva
  • Sansevieria trifasciata
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Tribe Rusceae

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  • Massoniinae: Drimiopsis maculata
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  • Massoniinae: Lachenalia viridiflora
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Subfamily Scilloideae
Tribe Urgineeae

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  • Bowiea volubilis ssp. gariepensis
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  • Schizobasis intricata
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 10 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
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