Asteraceae

Osteospermum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 923 (1753), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is St. Helena, Egypt to S. Africa and Arabian Peninsula.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, St.Helena, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

California, France, Hawaii, New Mexico, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Norfolk Is., Northern Territory, Queensland, Sicilia, South Australia, Spain, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2022.09.001. epublication.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • B. Nord. in K. Bremer, Asteraceae Clad. & Class.: 375 (1994)
  • G.P. 2: 455 (1873)
  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 395 (1754)
  • Norl., Stud. Calend. 1: 98–357 (1943)
  • Sp. Pl.: 923 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2013 s.coll. [11] South Africa K000978060 Type Yes
Kers, L.E. [2209] South Africa K001560511 Yes
Zeyher, C.L.P. [1005] South Africa K000978061 Type Yes
Flanagan [1946] South Africa K000307309 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kers, L.E. [2207] South Africa K001560525 Yes
Schönberg, C. [2541] South Africa Monoculus K000307334 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0