Nemesia floribunda

Nemesia floribunda is an erect annual herb that is native to South Africa, but has naturalized elsewhere.

Nemesia floribunda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Nemesia
Species:
N. floribunda
Binomial name
Nemesia floribunda

Description

Nemesia floribunda grows to a height of around 60 centimetres (24 in). Its flowers are 10–15 mm (0.4–0.6 in) in diameter, and are white, with a pale yellow throat.

Taxonomy

Nemesia floribunda was described by the German botanist Johann Georg Christian Lehmann,[1] but was originally discovered and collected by Christian Friedrich Ecklon.

Distribution

Nemesia floribunda is native to South Africa, but has naturalized in New Zealand.

References

  1. von Schlechtendal, D.F.L., ed. (1836). Linnaea : Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange. Vol. 10. F. Dümmler. p. 76.
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