Osteospermum ilicifolium
| Jolly Boneseed | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Calenduleae |
| Genus: | Osteospermum |
| Species: | O. ilicifolium
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| Binomial name | |
| Osteospermum ilicifolium L. (1759)
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Osteospermum ilicifolium (previously known as Nephrotheca ilicifolia), the jolly boneseed,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is endemic to the Cape Provinces in South Africa.[1][3][4][5]
It is the sole species in section Nephrotheca within genus Osteospermum, which belongs to the Calendula tribe.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b Osteospermum ilicifolium L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Jolly Boneseed - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ The International Plant Names Index
- ^ PlantZAfrica.com, Zoleka Maphanga, Kirstenbosch Gardens, Millennium Seed Bank, Nephrotheca ilicifolia
- ^ Fernkloof Nature Reserve, Osteospermum ilicifolium Archived 2015-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Nordenstam, Rune Bertil & Källersjö, Mari. 2006. Complements au Prodrome de la Flore Corse, Compositae Newsletter 44: 33
- ^ Tropicos, Nephrotheca B. Nord. & Källersjö