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