Oligocarpus

Oligocarpus is a genus of plants in the pot marigold tribe within the sunflower family, native to Southern Africa.[2] The species oligocarpus calendulaceus can also be found in southern Australia. [3]

Oligocarpus
Oligocarpus calendulaceus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Calenduleae[1]
Genus:
Oligocarpus

Synonyms[1]
  • Osteospermum sect. Oligocarpus (Less.) Norl.

This genus was separated from Osteospermum in 1999 after a phylogenetic study determined the group was distinct from other Osteospermum species.[4][5].

Species[1]
  • Oligocarpus burchellii (Hook.f.) B.Nord.
  • Oligocarpus calendulaceus (L.f.) Less.
formerly included[1]

Oligocarpus acanthospermus (DC.) Bolus - Osteospermum acanthospermum (DC.) Norl.

References
  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist, search for Oligocarpus Archived 2014-11-06 at Archive.today
  2. Lessing, Christian Friedrich. 1832. Synopsis Generum Compositarum Earumque Dispositionis Novae Tentamen Monographiis Multarum Capensium Interjectis page 90
  3. "Oligocarpus calendulaceus". saseedbank.com.au.
  4. Nordenstam, B. and Trift, I. (1999) A phylogenetic Study of the Calenduleae (Asteraceae), XVI International Botanical Congress Session 3.9.6: 3885
  5. The International Plant Names Index


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