Osteospermum L.

Details

Name scientific

Osteospermum L., Sp. Pl. 923-924 (1753)

Preferred name

Osteospermum L.

Taxonomy reference

Manning, J.; Goldblatt, P. 2012: Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: the Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29

Linked name

Osteospermum

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Exotic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988)

Nomenclature

Original authors

Authors

Publication place

Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.

Year published

1753

Publication page

923-924

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Osteospermum L.

Taxonomic rank

genus

Canonical form

Osteospermum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Compositae

Genus

Osteospermum

Subordinates

Synonyms

Descriptions

Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Botany Division DSIR, Christchurch.

Chrysanthemoides Fabr.

Description

Shrubs or small trees, armed or not. Lvs alternate, simple, entire or toothed. Capitula in terminal corymbs. Involucral bracts in 2-3 rows, with membranous margins. Receptacle slightly convex; scales 0. Outer florets ♀, ligulate; ligules yellow. Inner florets tubular, functionally ♂. Fr. a drupe, with a hard, smooth, globose stone and a thin fleshy covering; pappus 0.

Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Botany Division DSIR, Christchurch.

Osteospermum L.

Description

Annual or perennial herbs or shrubs, not armed. Lvs usually alternate, rarely opposite, simple, entire, toothed, or pinnatisect. Capitula solitary or in loose corymbs. Involucral bracts in 1-4 rows, with membranous margins. Receptacle flat or convex; scales 0. Outer florets ♀, ligulate, yellow, white, purple, pinkish mauve, or white on upper surface and purple on lower. Inner florets tubular, functionally ♂. Achenes all similar or dimorphic, straight or curved, terete, ribbed, angled or winged; pappus 0.