Osteospermum ilicifolium

Jolly Boneseed
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Calenduleae
Genus:	Osteospermum
Species:	O. ilicifolium
Binomial name
Osteospermum ilicifolium L. (1759)
Synonyms [1]
Gibbaria ilicifolia(L.) Norl. (1943) Nephrotheca ilicifolia(L.) B.Nord. & Källersjö (2006)

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. 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