Oldenburgia

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Oldenburgia
Oldenbergia grandis flower.JPG
Oldenbergia grandis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
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Order:
Family:
Subfamily:
Carduoideae
Tribe:
Oldenburgieae
Genus:
Oldenburgia

Less., 1830

Oldenburgia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It contains four accepted species,[1] including the commonly cultivated, near-endangered species Oldenburgia grandis (Thunb.) Baill. (=Oldenburgia arbuscula DC.);[2][1] the petricolous Oldenburgia paradoxa Less. (type-species); Bond (small distribution around Cape Town); and DC. (L.) Roxb., an unresolved name.[1]

Distribution: endemic to South Africa, southern parts of Western and Eastern Cape.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Oldenburgia in The Plant List
  2. ^ Kristo Pienaar (2003). South African 'What Flower Is That'?. Struik Publishers. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-86872-441-3.
  3. ^ Oldenburgia in Gateway to African Plants

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