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Bowiea volubilis Harv. ex Hook. f. - syn.Schizobasopsis volubilis (Harv. ex Hook.f.) Macbr.; Ophiobostryx volubilis (Harv. ex Hook. f.) Skeels; Bowiea kilimandscharica Mildbr. - Asparagaceae (also placed in Liliaceae, Hyacinthaceae)
climbing onion, Zulu potato, Kletterzwiebel, Zulukartoffel

Perennial bulbous herb, up to 3m long, native to East Africa, South Africa (Kenya to South Africa); bulbs near or at the soil surface, green, up to 15cm in diam.; stems leafless, scrambling or twining; leaves very few, basal, filiform, soon falling; flowers 16-24mm in diam., yellowish green, capsule c. 2.5cm long, brownish.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=114160

„The bulbs of Bomea are highly sought after by the indigenous populations for use as a poison and a medicine, and for their magical properties. B.volubilis has long been used for treating a variety of ailments, and African herbalists have probably used it for centuries. Unfortunately, accidental (and intended) overdoses, and perhaps local differences in plant toxicity, have resulted in fatalities.“
http://medicinalplants.us/bowiea-volubilis-harv-ex-hook-f-sea-onion

„In traditional medicine, B.volubilis ranks amongst the top 14% of the most traded medicinal plants in South Africa (Mander, 1998). The bulbs contain several active cardiac glycosides such as bovogenin A and the structurally related bufadienolides… B.volubilis bulbs are used in the treatment of various ailments in traditional medicine. For instance, the bulbs are made into an infusion and given to pregnant women to assist in delivery (Hutchings et al., 1996). The crushed bulbs are used to massage the skin to prevent infections and can be prepared as a lotion for vsore eyes (Van Wyk et al., 2009). A hot mixture of the outer bulb scales and water is used in the treatment of dropsy (Watt and Breyer-Brandwijk, 1962). Furthermore, Zulu herbalists prescribe the bulb for ascites, sterility, cystitis, backache, muscular pain and bladder infections (Van Wyk et al., 1997)… cultivated B.volubilis can be used in traditional medicine rather than relying on bulbs from wild populations.“
[A comparison of the pharmacological properties of garden cultivated and muthi market-sold Bowiea volubilis., Masondo, N.A., Ndhlala, A.R., Aremu, A.O., Van Staden, J., Finnie, J.F., South African Journal of Botany, 86, 2013, 135-138]

Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol.93, ser.3, vol.23, t.5619 (1867) [W.H.Fitch]
http://plantgenera.org/species.php?id_species=153090