Common names: northern shellflower, escarpment shellflower (Eng.); noordelike skulpblombos, platorand-skulpblombos (Afr.); luchwimi (Siswati)
Family: Stilbaceae
... forest, at 610–1 980 m altitude. The flowers of Bowkeria cymosa produce oil which attracts many insects, ... Rediviva bees, that use oil as food for their larvae. Bowkeria It is frost hardy and grows well in moist areas. For ... area, under mist unit with no direct sunlight. The genus Bowkeria is named after Col. James Henry Bowker (1822–1990) ...
04 / 09 / 2017 | Tumelo Mofokeng | Pretoria NBG
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