Biology:Hemimeris
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Short description: Genus of Scrophulariaceae plants
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| Hemimeris warszewiczii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Tribe: | Hemimerideae |
| Genus: | Hemimeris L.f.[1] |
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Hemimeris is a genus of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[2] They secrete oils to attract specialized oil-collecting bees from the genus Rediviva.[3]
Species
As of September 2020[update], the following species were accepted:[2]
- Hemimeris centrodes Hiern
- Hemimeris gracilis Schltr.
- Hemimeris montana L.f.
- Hemimeris racemosa (Houtt.) Merr.
- Hemimeris sabulosa L.f.
References
- ↑ Suppl. Pl.: 45 (1782)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Hemimeris L.f.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331652-2.
- ↑ Buchmann, Stephen L. (1987). "The Ecology of Oil Flowers and their Bees". Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 18: 343–369. doi:10.1146/annurev.es.18.110187.002015.
Wikidata ☰ Q1956221 entry
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