Bowkeria

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Bowkeria
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Bowkeria verticillata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: 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 1859. [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

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bowkeria". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
  2. Harvey, William Henry. 1859. 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.