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Taxon

Bowiea volubilis Harv. ex Hook.f.

Protologue Bot. Mag. 93: t. 5619. 1867 [1 Jan 1867]BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
EDGE Research • Predicted not threatened
Bowiea volubilis--So.Africa. E. Cape. Waringham Farm, Quanti Area, Stut. 8 Mch 05. 314.jpg

Bowiea volubilis--So.Africa. E. Cape. Waringham Farm, Quanti Area, Stut. 8 Mch 05. 314.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Bowiea volubilis--So.Africa. E. Cape. Waringham Farm, Quanti Area, Stut. 8 Mch 05. 307.jpg

Bowiea volubilis--So.Africa. E. Cape. Waringham Farm, Quanti Area, Stut. 8 Mch 05. 307.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Bowiea volubilis--So.Africa. E. Cape. Waringham Farm, Quanti Area, Stut. 8 Mch 05. 306.jpg

Bowiea volubilis--So.Africa. E. Cape. Waringham Farm, Quanti Area, Stut. 8 Mch 05. 306.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Bowiea volubilis--So.Africa. E. Cape. Waringham Farm, Quanti Area, Stut. 8 Mch 05. 311.jpg

Bowiea volubilis--So.Africa. E. Cape. Waringham Farm, Quanti Area, Stut. 8 Mch 05. 311.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Bowiea volubilis--So.Africa. E. Cape. Waringham Farm, Quanti Area, Stut. 8 Mch 05. 305.jpg

Bowiea volubilis--So.Africa. E. Cape. Waringham Farm, Quanti Area, Stut. 8 Mch 05. 305.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Bowiea volubilis--So.Africa. E. Cape. Waringham Farm, Quanti Area, Stut. 8 Mch 05. 308.jpg

Bowiea volubilis--So.Africa. E. Cape. Waringham Farm, Quanti Area, Stut. 8 Mch 05. 308.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Bowiea volubilis--So.Africa. E. Cape. Waringham Farm, Quanti Area, Stut. 8 Mch 05. 312.jpg

Bowiea volubilis--So.Africa. E. Cape. Waringham Farm, Quanti Area, Stut. 8 Mch 05. 312.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Bowiea volubilis--So.Africa. E. Cape. Waringham Farm, Quanti Area, Stut. 8 Mch 05. 310.jpg

Bowiea volubilis--So.Africa. E. Cape. Waringham Farm, Quanti Area, Stut. 8 Mch 05. 310.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Bowiea volubilis--So.Africa. E. Cape. Waringham Farm, Quanti Area, Stut. 8 Mch 05. 309.jpg

Bowiea volubilis--So.Africa. E. Cape. Waringham Farm, Quanti Area, Stut. 8 Mch 05. 309.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Bowiea volubilis--So.Africa. E. Cape. Waringham Farm, Quanti Area, Stut. 8 Mch 05. 315.jpg

Bowiea volubilis--So.Africa. E. Cape. Waringham Farm, Quanti Area, Stut. 8 Mch 05. 315.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Bowiea volubilis--So.Africa. E. Cape. Waringham Farm, Quanti Area, Stut. 8 Mch 05. 313.jpg

Bowiea volubilis--So.Africa. E. Cape. Waringham Farm, Quanti Area, Stut. 8 Mch 05. 313.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Bowiea volubilis--So.Africa. E. Cape. Waringham Farm, Quanti Area, Stut. 8 Mch 05. 316.jpg

Bowiea volubilis--So.Africa. E. Cape. Waringham Farm, Quanti Area, Stut. 8 Mch 05. 316.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Bowiea volubilis--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 132.jpg

Bowiea volubilis--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 132.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Bowiea volubilis--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 126.jpg

Bowiea volubilis--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 126.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Bowiea volubilis--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 134.jpg

Bowiea volubilis--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 134.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Bowiea volubilis--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 130.jpg

Bowiea volubilis--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 130.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Bowiea volubilis--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 125.jpg

Bowiea volubilis--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 125.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Bowiea volubilis--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 131.jpg

Bowiea volubilis--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 131.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bowiea volubilis--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 128.jpg

Bowiea volubilis--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 128.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bowiea volubilis--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 127.jpg

Bowiea volubilis--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 127.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bowiea volubilis--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 124.jpg

Bowiea volubilis--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 124.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Asparagaceae

Genus

Bowiea

Species

volubilis

Taxonomic opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Distribution

Native to Angola, Cape Provinces, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

March 8, 2005

Location

South Africa, Eastern Cape, Amathole (Amahlathi NU)

-32.283333, 27.583333

Location Remarks

Moonstone Farm. North of Stutterheim. East of Cathcart on R351, west of Butterworth on H2.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

No collection number

July 7, 2008

Location

Slovenia (University Botanical Garden)

Location Remarks

Ljubljana

Collectors

No collectors specified

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 24.1

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

EDGE Research

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

2.4

Global rank

#11,069 of 335,497

Top 4%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →