- Family:
- Asparagaceae Juss.
Bowiea Harv. ex Hook.f.

[FTEA]
Hyacinthaceae, Brita Stedje, Ph.D.. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1996
- Morphology General Habit
- Leaves 1-2, linear, perishing early
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence glabrous, much branched, twining and climbing, up to several m. long; bracts narrowly triangular with a short spur
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers pedicellate, white or yellow to green
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
- Perianth-segments free, triangular with a rounded apex, reflexed or spreading, persistent and reflexed in fruit
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Filaments free, narrowly triangular to filiform; anthers oblong
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
- Ovary sessile, conical with many ovules in each locule; style slender, persistent
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule ellipsoid with a pointed apex
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds black and shiny, elongated and flattened or irregularly shaped.
Native to:
Angola, Cape Provinces, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Bowiea Harv. ex Hook.f. appears in other Kew resources:
First published in Bot. Mag. 93: t. 5619 (1867)
Accepted by
- Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
- Stedje, B. (1996). Hyacinthaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-32.
Literature
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Baker in Fl. Cap. 6: 367 (1896)
- Bruyns & Vosa in Caryologia 40: 287-297 (1987), nom. conserv ., non Haw. (1824)
- Jessop in Journ. S. Afr. Bot. 43: 312 (1977)
- in Bot. Mag. 93, t. 5619 (1867)
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Flora of Tropical East Africa
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