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

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:

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. 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 2023. 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