Dimorphotheca
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Dimorphotheca is one of eight genera of the Calenduleae, with a center of diversity in Southern Africa. Some species can hybridize with Osteospermum, and crosses are sold as cultivated ornamentals. The name "Dimorphotheca" comes from the Greek "Dis" "Morphe" and "Theka", meaning "two shaped fruit", referring to the dimorphic cypselae, a trait inherent to members of the Calenduleae.[1] Plants of this genus usually have bisexual flowers.
Species list
Species include:
- Dimorphotheca ecklonis DC.
- Dimorphotheca sinuata DC (syn. Dimorphotheca aurantiaca, aka "Cape Marigold", "Afircan Daisy", "Star of the Veldt")
- Dimorphotheca pluvialis (l.) Moensch. (aka "Ox-Eye daisy", "Cape Daisy", "Rain Daisy")
- Dimorphotheca zeyheri Sond.
- Dimorphotheca jucunda E. Phillips
- Dimorphotheca caulescens Harv.
- Dimorphtotheca cuneata (Thunb.) Less.
- Dimorphotheca nudicaulis
- Dimorphotheca acutifolia
- Dimorphotheca polyptera
References
- Mhlonishwa D. Dlamini Witwatersrand National Botanical Gardens July 2002, http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantcd/dimorphsinuata.htm
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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Dimorphotheca". Image Credit.
