Compositae taxon details

Osteospermum L.

1075547  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1075547)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Viridiplantae (Subkingdom)
  4. Streptophyta (Infrakingdom)
  5. Tracheophyta (Phylum (Division))
  6. Spermatophytina (Subphylum (Subdivision))
  7. Magnoliopsida (Class)
  8. Asteranae (Superorder)
  9. Asterales (Order)
  10. Compositae (Family)
  11. Asteroideae (Subfamily)
  12. Calenduleae (Tribe)
  13. Osteospermum (Genus)
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Blaxium Cass. · unaccepted

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  1. Species Osteospermum acanthospermum (DC.) Norl.
  2. Species Osteospermum aciphyllum DC.
  3. Species Osteospermum armatum Norl.
  4. Species Osteospermum asperulum (DC.) Norl.
  5. Species Osteospermum attenuatum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
  6. Species Osteospermum australe B.Nord.
  7. Species Osteospermum bidens Thunb.
  8. Species Osteospermum bolusii (Compton) Norl.
  9. Species Osteospermum burttianum B.Nord.
  10. Species Osteospermum calendulaceum L.f.
  11. Species Osteospermum ciliatum P.J.Bergius
  12. Species Osteospermum corymbosum L.
  13. Species Osteospermum ecklonis (DC.) Norl.
  14. Species Osteospermum elsieae Norl.
  15. Species Osteospermum fruticosum (L.) Norl.
  16. Species Osteospermum glabrum N.E.Br.
  17. Species Osteospermum grandidentatum DC.
  18. Species Osteospermum grandiflorum DC.
  19. Species Osteospermum hafstroemii Norl.
  20. Species Osteospermum herbaceum L.f.
  21. Species Osteospermum hirsutum Thunb.
  22. Species Osteospermum hispidum Harv.
  23. Species Osteospermum imbricatum L.
  24. Species Osteospermum junceum P.J.Bergius
  25. Species Osteospermum karooicum (Bolus) Norl.
  26. Species Osteospermum lanceolatum DC.
  27. Species Osteospermum leptolobum (Harv.) Norl.
  28. Species Osteospermum microcarpum (Harv.) Norl.
  29. Species Osteospermum microphyllum DC.
  30. Species Osteospermum montanum Klatt
  31. Species Osteospermum muricatum E.Mey. ex DC.
  32. Species Osteospermum pinnatum (Thunb.) Norl.
  33. Species Osteospermum polygaloides L.
  34. Species Osteospermum polypterum (DC.) R. Sadler
  35. Species Osteospermum potbergense A.R.Wood & B.Nord.
  36. Species Osteospermum pterigoideum Klatt
  37. Species Osteospermum pyrifolium Norl.
  38. Species Osteospermum rigidum Aiton
  39. Species Osteospermum rotundifolium (DC.) Norl.
  40. Species Osteospermum scariosum DC.
  41. Species Osteospermum sinuatum (DC.) Norl.
  42. Species Osteospermum spinescens Thunb.
  43. Species Osteospermum spinosum L.
  44. Species Osteospermum striatum Burtt Davy
  45. Species Osteospermum subulatum DC.
  46. Species Osteospermum thodei Markötter
  47. Species Osteospermum triquetrum L.f.
  48. Species Osteospermum acutifolium (Hutch.) Norl. accepted as Dimorphotheca acutifolia Hutch.
  49. Species Osteospermum afromontanum Norl. accepted as Tripteris afromontana (Norl.) B.Nord.
  50. Species Osteospermum amplectens (Harv.) Norl. accepted as Norlindhia amplectens (Harv.) B.Nord.
  51. Species Osteospermum angolense Norl. accepted as Tripteris angolensis (Norl.) B.Nord.
  52. Species Osteospermum arctotoides L.f. accepted as Arctotis arctotoides (L.f.) O.Hoffm.
  53. Species Osteospermum asperum (Thunb.) Less. accepted as Osteospermum rigidum var. rigidum Aiton
  54. Species Osteospermum auriculatum (S.Moore) Norl. accepted as Tripteris auriculata S.Moore
  55. Species Osteospermum barberiae (Harv.) Norl. accepted as Dimorphotheca barberae Harv.
  56. Species Osteospermum bipinnatum Thunb. accepted as Garuleum bipinnatum (Thunb.) Less.
  57. Species Osteospermum breviradiatum Norl. accepted as Norlindhia breviradiata (Norl.) B.Nord.
  58. Species Osteospermum burchellii DC. accepted as Osteospermum corymbosum L.
  59. Species Osteospermum caeruleum Aiton accepted as Garuleum pinnatifidum (Thunb.) DC.
  60. Species Osteospermum calcareum Muschl. ex Dinter accepted as Osteospermum montanum Klatt
  61. Species Osteospermum calendulaceum Harv. accepted as Garuleum latifolium Harv.
  62. Species Osteospermum caulescens Harv. accepted as Dimorphotheca caulescens Harv.
  63. Species Osteospermum clandestinum (Less.) Norl. accepted as Monoculus monstrosus (Burm.f.) B.Nord.
  64. Species Osteospermum connatum DC. accepted as Tripteris amplexicaulis (Thunb.) Less.
  65. Species Osteospermum coriaceum DC. accepted as Osteospermum junceum P.J.Bergius
  66. Species Osteospermum corymbosum DC. accepted as Osteospermum imbricatum subsp. imbricatum L.
  67. Species Osteospermum crassifolium (O.Hoffm.) Norl. accepted as Tripteris crassifolia O.Hoffm.
  68. Species Osteospermum cuspidatum DC. accepted as Inuloides tomentosa (L.f.) B.Nord.
  69. Species Osteospermum decumbens Fourc. accepted as Osteospermum pterigoideum Klatt
  70. Species Osteospermum dentatum Burm.f. accepted as Tripteris dentata (Burm.f.) Harv.
  71. Species Osteospermum dichotomum E.Mey. ex DC. accepted as Osteospermum imbricatum subsp. imbricatum L.
  72. Species Osteospermum elegans Bolus accepted as Osteospermum rigidum var. elegans (Bolus) Norl.
  73. Species Osteospermum ephedroides DC. accepted as Osteospermum bidens Thunb.
  74. Species Osteospermum falcatum E.Mey.ex accepted as Gymnostephium ciliare (DC.) Harv.
  75. Species Osteospermum fallax Spreng. ex DC. accepted as Euryops munitus (L.f.) B.Nord.
  76. Species Osteospermum filiforme Thunb. accepted as Osteospermum triquetrum L.f.
  77. Species Osteospermum foveolatum DC. accepted as Osteospermum polygaloides var. polygaloides L.
  78. Species Osteospermum glaberrimum O.Hoffm. accepted as Osteospermum imbricatum var. nervatum (DC.) Norl.
  79. Species Osteospermum glabratum (Thunb.) Less. accepted as Tripteris oppositifolia (Aiton) B.Nord.
  80. Species Osteospermum glandulosum A.Spreng. accepted as Osteospermum imbricatum subsp. imbricatum L.
  81. Species Osteospermum hamiltonii S.Moore accepted as Osteospermum muricatum subsp. muricatum E.Mey. ex DC.
  82. Species Osteospermum helichrysoides DC. accepted as Osteospermum imbricatum var. helichrysoides (DC.) Norl.
  83. Species Osteospermum heterophyllum DC. accepted as Euryops brachypodus (DC.) B.Nord.
  84. Species Osteospermum hyoseroides (DC.) Norl. accepted as Monoculus hyoseroides (DC.) B.Nord.
  85. Species Osteospermum ilicifolium L. accepted as Nephrotheca ilicifolia (L.) B.Nord. & Källersjö
  86. Species Osteospermum imbricatum Harv. accepted as Osteospermum polygaloides var. polygaloides L.
  87. Species Osteospermum incanum Burm.f. accepted as Chrysanthemoides incana (Burm.f.) Norl.
  88. Species Osteospermum jucundum (E.Phillips) Norl. accepted as Dimorphotheca jucunda E.Phillips
  89. Species Osteospermum lancifolium Norl. accepted as Osteospermum pterigoideum Klatt
  90. Species Osteospermum lanosum (DC.) accepted as Chrysanthemoides incana (Burm.f.) Norl.
  91. Species Osteospermum lavandulaceum DC. accepted as Osteospermum bidens Thunb.
  92. Species Osteospermum laxum DC. accepted as Osteospermum ciliatum P.J.Bergius
  93. Species Osteospermum leiocarpum DC. accepted as Euryops leiocarpus (DC.) B.Nord.
  94. Species Osteospermum marginatum A.Spreng. accepted as Osteospermum junceum P.J.Bergius
  95. Species Osteospermum marlothianum Muschl. ex Dinter accepted as Chrysanthemoides incana (Burm.f.) Norl.
  96. Species Osteospermum moniliferum L. accepted as Chrysanthemoides monilifera (L.) Norl.
  97. Species Osteospermum monocephalum (Oliv. & Hiern) Norl. accepted as Tripteris monocephala Oliv. & Hiern
  98. Species Osteospermum monticola Norl. accepted as Osteospermum thodei Markötter
  99. Species Osteospermum multicaule Norl. accepted as Osteospermum bolusii (Compton) Norl.
  100. Species Osteospermum nervatum DC. accepted as Osteospermum imbricatum var. nervatum (DC.) Norl.
  101. Species Osteospermum nervosum (Hutch.) Norl. accepted as Tripteris nervosa Hutch.
  102. Species Osteospermum niveum L.f. accepted as Arctotheca populifolia (P.J.Bergius) Norl.
  103. Species Osteospermum nyikense Norl. accepted as Tripteris nyikensis (Norl.) B.Nord.
  104. Species Osteospermum odoratum Klatt accepted as Tripteris microcarpa subsp. microcarpa Harv.
  105. Species Osteospermum oppositifolium Norl. accepted as Tripteris oppositifolia (Aiton) B.Nord.
  106. Species Osteospermum pachypteris DC. accepted as Osteospermum spinescens Thunb.
  107. Species Osteospermum picridioides DC. accepted as Tripteris aghillana var. aghillana DC.
  108. Species Osteospermum pinnatifidum Thunb. accepted as Garuleum pinnatifidum (Thunb.) DC.
  109. Species Osteospermum pinnatilobatum Norl. accepted as Tripteris pinnatilobata (Norl.) B.Nord.
  110. Species Osteospermum pinnatipartitum DC. accepted as Euryops pinnatipartitus (DC.) B.Nord.
  111. Species Osteospermum pisiferum L. accepted as Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. pisifera (L.) Norl.
  112. Species Osteospermum plebeium DC. accepted as Osteospermum rigidum var. rigidum Aiton
  113. Species Osteospermum polycephalum (DC.) Norl. accepted as Tripteris polycephala DC.
  114. Species Osteospermum psammophilum Klatt accepted as Dimorphotheca polyptera DC. accepted as Osteospermum polypterum (DC.) R. Sadler
  115. Species Osteospermum pterospermum E.Mey. ex DC. accepted as Osteospermum spinosum var. runcinatum P.J.Bergius
  116. Species Osteospermum pulchrum Norl. accepted as Dimorphotheca acutifolia Hutch.
  117. Species Osteospermum pungens Harv. accepted as Osteospermum ciliatum P.J.Bergius
  118. Species Osteospermum rangei Muschl. accepted as Chrysanthemoides incana (Burm.f.) Norl.
  119. Species Osteospermum retirugum DC. accepted as Osteospermum imbricatum subsp. imbricatum L.
  120. Species Osteospermum riparium O.Hoffm. accepted as Dimorphotheca fruticosa (L.) Less.
  121. Species Osteospermum rosulatum Norl. accepted as Tripteris rosulata (Norl.) B.Nord.
  122. Species Osteospermum rotundatum DC. accepted as Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. rotundata (DC.) Norl.
  123. Species Osteospermum scabrum Thunb. accepted as Gibbaria scabra (Thunb.) Norl.
  124. Section Osteospermum sect. Blaxium (Cass.) T. Norl. accepted as Dimorphotheca Vaill. ex Moench
  125. Species Osteospermum sonchifolium DC. accepted as Garuleum sonchifolium (DC.) Norl.
  126. Species Osteospermum spathulatum (DC.) Norl. accepted as Tripteris spathulata DC.
  127. Species Osteospermum spinescens Willd. accepted as Osteospermum spinosum var. runcinatum P.J.Bergius
  128. Species Osteospermum spinigerum (Norl.) Norl. accepted as Tripteris spinigera Norl.
  129. Species Osteospermum squarrosum Harv. accepted as Osteospermum rigidum var. rigidum Aiton
  130. Species Osteospermum subauritum DC. accepted as Osteospermum rigidum var. rigidum Aiton
  131. Species Osteospermum subcanescens DC. accepted as Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. subcanescens (DC.) Norl.
  132. Species Osteospermum tanacetifolium MacOwan accepted as Garuleum tanacetifolium (MacOwan) Norl.
  133. Species Osteospermum tenuilobum DC. accepted as Euryops tenuilobus (DC.) B.Nord.
  134. Species Osteospermum teretifolium Thunb. accepted as Pteronia teretifolia (Thunb.) Fourc.
  135. Species Osteospermum tomentosum (L.f.) Norl. accepted as Inuloides tomentosa (L.f.) B.Nord.
  136. Species Osteospermum tridens DC. accepted as Osteospermum spinescens Thunb.
  137. Species Osteospermum trigonospermum DC. accepted as Osteospermum rigidum var. rigidum Aiton
  138. Species Osteospermum tripteroideum DC. accepted as Osteospermum spinescens Thunb.
  139. Species Osteospermum uvedalia L. accepted as Smallanthus uvedalia (L.) Mack. ex Mack.
  140. Species Osteospermum vaillantii (Decne.) Norl. accepted as Tripteris vaillantii Decne.
  141. Species Osteospermum volkensii (O.Hoffm.) Norl. accepted as Tripteris volkensii O.Hoffm.
  142. Species Osteospermum wallianum Norl. accepted as Dimorphotheca walliana (Norl.) B.Nord.
  143. Species Osteospermum zeyheri Spreng. ex DC. accepted as Osteospermum herbaceum L.f.
  144. Species Osteospermum amplexicaule Steud. (uncertain > unassessed)
  145. Species Osteospermum arctotioides Thunb. (uncertain > unassessed)
  146. Species Osteospermum arctotioides L.f. (uncertain > unassessed)
  147. Species Osteospermum arctotoides Less. (uncertain > unassessed)
  148. Species Osteospermum aritotoides J.F.Gmel. (uncertain > unassessed)
  149. Species Osteospermum caeruleum Jacq. (uncertain > unassessed)
  150. Species Osteospermum canadense (L.) House (uncertain > unassessed)
  151. Species Osteospermum coeruleum Auct. (uncertain > unassessed)
  152. Species Osteospermum dregei (DC.) Norl. (uncertain > unassessed)
  153. Species Osteospermum floridum E.Mey. ex DC. (uncertain > unassessed)
  154. Species Osteospermum glandulosum DC. (uncertain > unassessed)
  155. Species Osteospermum grandiflorum Hort. ex Sims (uncertain > unassessed)
  156. Species Osteospermum incanum Thunb. (uncertain > unassessed)
  157. Species Osteospermum junceum Thunb. ex Harv. & Sond. (uncertain > unassessed)
  158. Species Osteospermum lanato-marginatum C.A.Sm. ex Norl. (uncertain > unassessed)
  159. Species Osteospermum lanatum Spreng. ex Sch.Bip. (uncertain > unassessed)
  160. Species Osteospermum lanosum (DC.) Compton & Pillans (uncertain > unassessed)
  161. Species Osteospermum macrocarpum DC. (uncertain > unassessed)
  162. Species Osteospermum montanum Klatt ex Schinz (uncertain > unassessed)
  163. Species Osteospermum muricatum E.Mey. (uncertain > unassessed)
  164. Species Osteospermum natalense Sch.Bip. ex Harv. & Sond. (uncertain > unassessed)
  165. Species Osteospermum paniculatum Less. ex Harv. & Sond. (uncertain > unassessed)
  166. Species Osteospermum perfoliatum L.f. (uncertain > unassessed)
  167. Species Osteospermum perfoliatum Thunb. ex Harv. & Sond. (uncertain > unassessed)
  168. Species Osteospermum piliferum Thunb. (uncertain > unassessed)
  169. Species Osteospermum pinifolium Regel (uncertain > unassessed)
  170. Species Osteospermum pinnatifidum L'Hér. (uncertain > unassessed)
  171. Species Osteospermum pisiferum Burm. ex DC. (uncertain > unassessed)
  172. Species Osteospermum polygaloides Thunb. (uncertain > unassessed)
  173. Species Osteospermum rigidum Dryand. (uncertain > unassessed)
  174. Species Osteospermum rubens Burm.f. (uncertain > unassessed)
  175. Species Osteospermum sanctae-helenae Norl. (uncertain > unassessed)
  176. Species Osteospermum scabridum DC. (uncertain > unassessed)
  177. Section Osteospermum sect. Efenestrata Norl. (uncertain > unassessed)
  178. Section Osteospermum sect. Oligocarpus (Less.) Norl. (uncertain > unassessed)
  179. Section Osteospermum sect. Trifenestrata Norl. (uncertain > unassessed)
  180. Section Osteospermum sect. Unifenestrata Norl. (uncertain > unassessed)
  181. Species Osteospermum spinescens Thunb. ex DC. (uncertain > unassessed)
  182. Species Osteospermum spinosum Jacq. (uncertain > unassessed)
  183. Subgenus Osteospermum subg. Tripteris (Less.) Norl. (uncertain > unassessed)
  184. Subsection Osteospermum subsect. Confusa Norl. (uncertain > unassessed)
  185. Subsection Osteospermum subsect. Tomentosa Norl. (uncertain > unassessed)
  186. Species Osteospermum tanacetifolium MacOwan (uncertain > unassessed)
  187. Species Osteospermum tenuifolium Harv. & Sond. (uncertain > unassessed)
  188. Species Osteospermum thymelaeoides DC. (uncertain > unassessed)
  189. Species Osteospermum tricuspe E.Mey. ex DC. (uncertain > unassessed)
  190. Species Osteospermum trigonum Spreng. (uncertain > unassessed)
  191. Species Osteospermum tripinnatum Bolus (uncertain > unassessed)
  192. Species Osteospermum triquetrum DC. (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol 2. Salvius, Stockholm., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358580
page(s): 923 [details] 
LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:AC25266F-C01F-4052-9D45-1CE6E621FE04  
LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:AC25266F-C01F-4052-9D45-1CE6E621FE04 [details]

Status nom. cons. (conserved at the Vienna Congress, 2005)  
Status nom. cons. (conserved at the Vienna Congress, 2005) [details]

Taxonomy 1 May 1753  
Taxonomy 1 May 1753 [details]
Compositae Working Group (CWG) (2025). Global Compositae Database. Osteospermum L.. Accessed at: https://www.compositae.org/gcd/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1075547 on 2025-09-11
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original description Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol 2. Salvius, Stockholm., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358580
page(s): 923 [details] 

original description (of Oxylaena Benth. ex Anderb.) (1991). Opera Bot. 104
page(s): 53 [details] 

original description (of Eriocline (Cass.) Cass.) (1819). Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. [F. Cuvier] 15
page(s): 191 [details] 

original description (of Blaxium Cass.) (1824). Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. [F. Cuvier] 30
page(s): 328 [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Contributed data: Full Name Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
Osteospermum [Funk et al. 2009]
Osteospermum [Govaerts World Compositae Checklist A-G]
Osteospermum [New Zealand Plant Name Database]
Osteospermum [SANBI] [details]

Contributed data: Notes Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
nom. et typ. cons., see Taxon 44: 611-612 (1995) [Tropicos] [details]

Contributed data: Published Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
Genera Plantarum ed. 5 [IPNI]
Sp. Pl. [Kadereit & Jeffrey 2007]
Sp. Pl. null (1753) [Western Australia Census]
Species Plantarum [IPNI]
Species Plantarum 2: [Tropicos] [details]

LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:AC25266F-C01F-4052-9D45-1CE6E621FE04 [details]

Status nom. cons. (conserved at the Vienna Congress, 2005) [details]

Taxonomy 1 May 1753 [details]
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Osteospermum) 
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