Oldenburgia
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Oldenbergia grandis | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae
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(unranked): | Angiosperms
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Subfamily: | Carduoideae
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Tribe: | Oldenburgieae
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Genus: | Oldenburgia Less., 1830
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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[]
- ^ a b c Oldenburgia in The Plant List
- ^ Kristo Pienaar (2003). South African 'What Flower Is That'?. Struik Publishers. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-86872-441-3.
- ^ Oldenburgia in Gateway to African Plants
External links[]
Categories:
- Oldenburgia
- Asteraceae genera
- Asteraceae stubs