Osmitopsis

Osmitopsis is a genus of African flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the daisy family.[1][3] It is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[2]

Osmitopsis
Osmitopsis asteriscoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Anthemideae
Genus: Osmitopsis
Cass.
Type species
Osmites asteriscoides[1]
Osmitopsis is native to South Africa[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Bellidiastrum Less.
  • Bellidiopsis (DC.) Spach
  • Spanotrichum E.Mey. ex DC.

Taxonomy

Species

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

  • Osmitopsis afra (L.) K.Bremer
  • Osmitopsis asteriscoides (L.) Less.
  • Osmitopsis dentata (Thunb.) K.Bremer
  • Osmitopsis glabra K.Bremer
  • Osmitopsis nana Schltr.
  • Osmitopsis osmitoides (Less.) K.Bremer
  • Osmitopsis parvifolia (DC.) Hofmeyr
  • Osmitopsis pinnatifida (DC.) K.Bremer
  • Osmitopsis tenuis K.Bremer

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