Biology:Oligocarpus calendulaceus

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Short description: Species of Rubiaceae

Oligocarpus calendulaceus
Oligocarpus calendulaceus - Flickr - Kevin Thiele.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Oligocarpus
Species:
O. calendulaceus
Binomial name
Oligocarpus calendulaceus
(L.f.) Less.[1][2]
Synonyms[3]

Osteospermum calendulaceum L.f.
Calendula parviflora Thunb.

Oligocarpus calendulaceus is a plant in the Asteraceae family.[1] It was first described as Osteospermum calendulaceum in 1782 by Carl Linnaeus the Younger.[1][4] In 1832, Christian Friedrich Lessing assigned it to the genus Oligocarpus in his Synopsis Generum Compositarum.[1][2] (This is the name accepted by the Australian Plant Name Index,[1] but Plants of the World Online accepts Osteospermum calendulaceum.)[5]

In South Africa , it is native to the Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces, and Eswatini. It has been introduced into Hawaii, and Australia , where it is found in South Australia and Western Australia.[3][6] In Australia, it is an agricultural weed, and found mainly in arid areas on lagoon shores, and on plains.[6]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15572572 entry