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Bowiea volubilis
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Kopje at the The Farmhouse, Matopos
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Kopje at the The Farmhouse, Matopos
Photo: Rob Burrett
Kopje at the The Farmhouse, Matopos
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| Synonyms: |
Bowiea kilimandscharica Mildbr. |
| Common names: | Ugibeleliweni (Ndebele) |
| Description: | Perennial bulbous herb with annual, leafless scrambling or twining stems up to 3 m long. Bulbs often near or at the surface of the soil, green, up to 15 cm in diameter, somewhat depressed. Stems much-branched, leafless, green and fleshy, scrambling or twining up to 3 m long. Leaves very few, basal, filiform, soon falling. Flowers 16-24 mm in diameter, yellowish green, tepals often reflexed. Capsule c. 2.5 cm long, brownish. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | volubilis: twining, enveloping |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Namibia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and South Africa. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Image last updated: | Wednesday 1 February 2012 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 10. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 6. Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 54 - 55. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 91. Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 508 - 509. (Includes a picture). Stedje, B. (1996). Hyacinthaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 28 - 30. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Malawi: Bowiea volubilisFlora of Mozambique: Bowiea volubilis
Flora of Zimbabwe: Bowiea volubilis
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Bowiea volubilisAfrican Plant Database: Bowiea volubilis
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Bowiea volubilis
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