Bowiea volubilis Hook.f.

Perennial herb from a bulb to 10 cm wide. Leaves absent. Inflorescence to over 2 m, green and climbing by twining. Flowers numerous, to 1.5 cm wide; summer. Tepals green.

SW Africa.

Source: Forster, P. (2005). Bowiea. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

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Distribution map
kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Lilianae
order      Asparagales
family       Asparagaceae
genus        Bowiea Hook.f.