Asteraceae
Dimorphotheca

Dimorphotheca ecklonis DC.

First published in Prodr. 6: 71 (1838)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cape Prov. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is has environmental uses and as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Introduced into:

Azores, California, Canary Is., Mauritius, New South Wales, Queensland, Réunion, Spain, Tunisia, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2022.09.001. epublication.
  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.5209/mbot.73688. epublication.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. [Cited as Osteospermum ecklonis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2014). https://doi.org/10.24310/abm.v39i1. epublication.
  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.5209/mbot.73688. epublication.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Acocks, J.P.H. [20050] South Africa K002627456 Yes
Drège [s.n.] South Africa K002627453 Yes
Oliver, E.G.H. [4495] South Africa K002627450 Yes
Scharf, H.T. [1601] South Africa K002627451 Yes
s.coll. [4266] South Africa K002627454 Yes
Bremer, K. [574] South Africa K002627455 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [1986] South Africa K002627452 Yes
Britten, G.V. [s.n.] South Africa K002627457 Yes
Jan 1, 1947 Zeyher [128] South Africa Osteospermum ecklonis K000307266 Unknown Type Material Yes
South Africa Osteospermum ecklonis K000307265 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0