Osmitopsis

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Osmitopsis
Osmitopsis asteriscoides Betty's Bay 01.jpg
Osmitopsis asteriscoides
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Anthemideae
Genus: Osmitopsis
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Type species
Osmites asteriscoides [1]
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Locator map of South Africa in Africa.svg
Osmitopsis is native to South Africa [2]
Synonyms [2]
  • Bellidiastrum Less.
  • Bellidiopsis (DC.) Spach
  • Spanotrichum E.Mey. ex DC.

Osmitopsis is a genus of African flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the daisy family. [1] [3]

Contents

Taxonomy

Species

Osmitopsis has nine accepted species: [2] [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1817. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Societe Philomatique 1817: 154 in French
  2. 1 2 3 "Osmitopsis Cass". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  3. Tropicos, Osmitopsis Cass.
  4. The Plant List search for Osmitopsis
  5. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist