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

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

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
Williams, S.L. [348] South Africa K002661608 Yes
Bos, J.J. [529] South Africa K002661602 Yes
Kers, L.E. [2209] South Africa K001560511 Yes
Kers, L.E. [2207] South Africa K001560525 Yes
Thom [233] K002661609 Yes
Flanagan [1946] South Africa K000307309 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rogers, F.A. [27034] South Africa K002661605 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [34483] South Africa K002661606 Yes
Zeyher, C.L.P. [1005] South Africa K000978061 Type Yes
Hilliard, B. [13254] South Africa K002661607 Yes
Thom [183] K002661610 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [1580] K002661611 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [7393] South Africa K002661601 Yes
Rogers, F.W. [28613] K002661604 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [2139] K002661612 Yes
Wilman, M. [K31] South Africa K002661603 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [9055] South Africa Tripteris K002660745 No
Salter, T.M. [1597] South Africa Tripteris K002660726 No
Reynolds, G. [5438] South Africa Tripteris K002660735 No
Werdermann, E.; Oberdieck, H.D. [603] South Africa Tripteris K002660742 No
[illegible] [169] Malawi Tripteris K002660723 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [19016] South Africa Tripteris K002660738 No
Salter, T.M. [687] South Africa Tripteris K002660734 No
Wyley, A. [s.n.] South Africa Tripteris K002660744 No
Galpin [Iernu] [7671] South Africa Tripteris K002660736 No
Schmidt, A.A. [632] Tripteris K002660732 No
Acocks, J.P.H. [14719] South Africa Tripteris K002660731 No
Hanekom, W.J. [2150] South Africa Tripteris K002660746 No
Welman, W.G. [00051] South Africa Tripteris K002660802 Yes
Theron, G.C. [1267] South Africa Tripteris K002660737 No
Kies, P. [8198a] South Africa Tripteris K002660749 No
Hardy, J.; Venter [4569] South Africa Tripteris K002660800 Yes
{J. J. M. v. der Merwe} [231] South Africa Tripteris K002660741 No
Angus, A. [834] Zambia Tripteris K002660722 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [10309] Somalia Tripteris K002660478 Yes
Pillans, N.S. [5017] Tripteris K002660729 No
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Tripteris K002660748 No
Hildebrandt, J.M. [1444] Somalia Tripteris K002660476 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [3811] Namibia Tripteris K002660730 No
Welman, W.G. [00051] South Africa Tripteris K002660801 Yes
{A. le Roux} [2428] South Africa Tripteris K002660739 No
Leistner, O.A. [3452] South Africa Tripteris K002660740 No
Werger, M.J.A. [516] South Africa Tripteris K002660743 No
Glover; Gilliland, H.B. [594] Somalia Tripteris K002660477 Yes
Pillans, N.S. [6302] South Africa Tripteris K002660728 No
Gillett, J.B.; Watson, R.M. [23833] Somalia Tripteris K002660475 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [809] South Africa Tripteris K002660733 No
Murray, G.W. [3372] Egypt Tripteris K002660420 Yes
Fourcade, H.G. [2653] South Africa Nephrotheca K002626933 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [13631] South Africa Nephrotheca K002626935 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [1390] South Africa Nephrotheca K002626937 Yes
s.coll. [4221] Nephrotheca K002626934 Yes
Schönberg, C. [2541] South Africa Monoculus K000307334 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tyson, W. [274] Monoculus K002660362 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [13554] South Africa Monoculus K002660364 Yes
F.B. [6465] South Africa Monoculus K002660366 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [15945] South Africa Monoculus K002660363 Yes
Hanekom, W.J. [1403] South Africa Monoculus K002660365 Yes
Cooper, T. [1505] South Africa Chrysanthemoides K002626854 Yes
Secondaire, F.; Sennen, F. [4575] Chrysanthemoides K002626929 No
Leistner, O.A. [3050] South Africa Chrysanthemoides K002626789 Yes
Williamson, C. [777] Lesotho Chrysanthemoides K002626788 Yes
Theron, G.C. [659] South Africa Chrysanthemoides K002626850 Yes
Cooper, T. [55] South Africa Chrysanthemoides K002626855 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chrysanthemoides K002626931 Yes
Van Breda, P.A.B. [716] South Africa Chrysanthemoides K002626786 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chrysanthemoides K002626927 Yes
Archibald, E.E.A. [5939] South Africa Chrysanthemoides K002626849 Yes
MacOwan, P. [s.n.] Chrysanthemoides K002626856 Yes
Thompson, M.F. [962] South Africa Chrysanthemoides K002626791 Yes
Marsh, J.A. [1349] South Africa Chrysanthemoides K002626792 Yes
Fries, T.C.E.; Norlindh, N.T.; Weimarck, H. [300] South Africa Chrysanthemoides K002626858 Yes
Marsh, J.A. [1448] South Africa Chrysanthemoides K002626793 Yes
Thompson, M.F. [596] South Africa Chrysanthemoides K002626790 Yes
Fries, T.C.E.; Norlindh, N.T.; Weimarck, H. [568] South Africa Chrysanthemoides K002626859 Yes
Parker, R.N. [3705] South Africa Chrysanthemoides K002626787 Yes
Burke [110] South Africa Chrysanthemoides K002626857 Yes
Long, F.R. [1307] South Africa Chrysanthemoides K002626852 Yes
Brink, E. [629] South Africa Chrysanthemoides K002626860 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chrysanthemoides K002626932 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chrysanthemoides K002626930 Yes
Van Wyk, C.M. [729] South Africa Chrysanthemoides K002626848 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chrysanthemoides K002626926 Yes
Verreaux, M. [74] Chrysanthemoides K002626928 No
Davidson, L.; Mogg, A.O.D. [33324] South Africa Chrysanthemoides K002626727 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Chrysanthemoides K002626851 Yes
Garside, S. [424] South Africa Chrysanthemoides K002626785 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [3566] South Africa Chrysanthemoides K002626853 No

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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