Oldenburgia
| Oldenburgia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Oldenbergia grandis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Oldenburgieae |
| Genus: | Oldenburgia Less., 1830 |
Oldenburgia is a genus of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It contains four accepted species,[1] including the commonly cultivated species near- endangered Oldenburgia grandis (Thunb.) Baill. (=Oldenburgia arbuscula DC.), [2] [1] the petricolous Oldenburgia paradoxa Less. (type-species), Oldenburgia intermedia Bond (small distribution around Cape Town) and Oldenburgia papionum DC. Oldenburgia herbacea (L.) Roxb. is an unresolved name.[1]
Distribution: endemic to South Africa, southern parts of Western and Eastern Cape.[3]
External links
References
- 1 2 3 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
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