Bowkeria

For the butterfly genus, see Chrysoritis.
Bowkeria
Bowkeria verticillata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Stilbaceae
Genus: Bowkeria
Harv.[1]

Bowkeria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Stilbaceae described as a genus in 1839.[1][2][3]

The entire genus is endemic to South Africa.[3]

Species[4]
  1. Bowkeria citrina Thode[5] -
  2. Bowkeria cymosa MacOwan[6]
  3. Bowkeria verticillata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schinz[7] - Natal Shell-flower

References

  1. 1 2 "Bowkeria". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
  2. Harvey, William Henry. 1839. Thesaurus Capensis or illustrations of South African flora 1:24
  3. 1 2 Tropicos, Bowkeria Harv.
  4. The Plant List, search for Bowkeria
  5. "Bowkeria". the plant list. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  6. "Bowkeria cymosa". African Plants Database. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques Ville de Geneve. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
  7. "Bowkeria verticillata". African Plants Database. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques Ville de Geneve. Retrieved 2010-04-05.


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