Biology:Nemesia versicolor
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LC (SANBI)
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Nemesia |
| Species: | N. versicolor
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| Nemesia versicolor E.Mey. ex Benth.
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Nemesia versicolor (also known as the variable lionface or the Afrikaans names: kappieblommetjie and weeskindertjies) is a species of perennial flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae.[1] It is endemic to the Northern and Western Cape Provinces of South Africa.[2]
Description
Nemesia versicolor has opposite, ovate to oblong-lanceolate leaves. The corolla is variable in colour.[3]
Range
Nemesia versicolor is endemic to the Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces, but it is also found in the Eastern Cape.[1]
Habitat
Nemesia versicolor is found in a subtropical biome on the coast.[4]
Taxonomy
According to Plants of the World Online, Nemesia versicolor contains the following varieties:[4]
- Nemesia versicolor var. versicolor
- Nemesia versicolor var. oxyceras Benth.
Gallery
Side view
Opposite leaves
Nemesia versicolor versicolor
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Variable Lionface (Nemesia versicolor)" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/560265-Nemesia-versicolor.
- ↑ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants - Weeskindertjies". http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1115-73.
- ↑ "Nemesia versicolor in Global Plants on JSTOR". https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/Nemesia.versicolor.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Nemesia versicolor E.Mey. ex Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:806329-1.
Wikidata ☰ Q17745736 entry
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