Bowiea

Bowiea 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: B. volubilis

Name

• Bowiea Harv. ex Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 93: t. 5619 (1867) nom. cons.
• monotypic taxon

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Ophiobostryx Skeels, Bull. Bur. Pl. Industr. U.S.D.A. 223: 45 (1911)
  • Schizobasopsis J.F.Macbr., Contr. Gray Herb. 56: 3 (1918)

Homonyms

• Bowiea Haw., Philos. Mag. J. 64: 299 (1824)
• Bowiea Harv. ex T.Moore & Mast., Gard. Chron. 1866(no. 41): 971, column 3 (1866)
  • Note: published anonymously; authors fide IPNI.

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

Links

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Bowiea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 8 April 2012.
• Tropicos.org 2014. Bowiea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 March 2014.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Bowiea 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. Published online. Accessed: 15 May 2023.

Vernacular names

日本語: タマツルクサ属

For more multimedia, look at Bowiea on Wikimedia Commons.