Osteospermum ilicifolium (previously known as Nephrotheca ilicifolia), the jolly boneseed,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is endemic to the Cape Provinces in South Africa.[1][3][4][5]

It is the sole species in section Nephrotheca within genus Osteospermum, which belongs to the Calendula tribe.[6][7]


References

  1. 1 2 Osteospermum ilicifolium L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. "Jolly Boneseed - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
  3. The International Plant Names Index
  4. PlantZAfrica.com, Zoleka Maphanga, Kirstenbosch Gardens, Millennium Seed Bank, Nephrotheca ilicifolia
  5. Fernkloof Nature Reserve, Osteospermum ilicifolium Archived 2015-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Nordenstam, Rune Bertil & Källersjö, Mari. 2006. Complements au Prodrome de la Flore Corse, Compositae Newsletter 44: 33
  7. Tropicos, Nephrotheca B. Nord. & Källersjö