| Oldenburgia | |
|---|---|
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| Oldenbergia grandis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Tarchonanthoideae |
| Tribe: | Oldenburgieae |
| Genus: | Oldenburgia Less., 1830 |
Oldenburgia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It contains four accepted species,[1] including the commonly cultivated, near-endangered species Oldenburgia grandis (Thunb.) Baill. (=Oldenburgia arbuscula DC.);[2][1] the petricolous Oldenburgia paradoxa Less. (type-species); Oldenburgia intermedia Bond (small distribution around Cape Town); and Oldenburgia papionum DC. Oldenburgia herbacea (L.) Roxb., an unresolved name.[1]
Distribution: endemic to South Africa, southern parts of Western and Eastern Cape.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Oldenburgia in The Plant List
- ^ Kristo Pienaar (2003). South African 'What Flower Is That'?. Struik Publishers. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-86872-441-3.
- ^ Oldenburgia in Gateway to African Plants
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