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Oligocarpus Less. is one of eight genera of the Calenduleae, native to Southern Africa. This genus was separated from Osteospermum in 1999 after a phylogenetic study determined the group was distinct from other Osteospermum species.[1]
Species list
Some species include:
- Oligocarpus calendulaceus (L.F.) Less.(aka "Stinking Roger")
- Oligocarpus sanctae-helenae
- Oligocarpus acanthospermus
- Oligocarpus tripteroides DC.
References
- ^ Nordenstam, B. and Trift, I. (1999) A phylogenetic Study of the Calenduleae (Asteraceae), XVI International Botanical Congress Session 3.9.6: 3885
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