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Tribe: Arctoteae
Life
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Euasterid II > Family: Asteraceae
Genera native or naturalised (*) in southern Africa
(based on Herman et al. 2000)
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Arctotheca
The 4 species are native to Mozambique and southern Africa.
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Arctotis
There are 62 species, all found in southern Africa but also extending into
Angola.
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Berkheya
The 75 species are found in Africa, all except 4 of which are found in
southern Africa.
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Cullumia
The 15 species are endemic to Northern and Western Cape.
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Cuspidia
The sole species, Cuspidia cernua, is endemic to Northern, Western
and Eastern Cape.
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Didelta
Two species, endemic to the western parts of southern Africa.
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Dymondia
The only species, Dymondia margaretae, is endemic to the Bredasdorp
district, Western Cape.
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Gazania
The 17 species are all native to southern Africa but 2 of them have
distributions extending further north into Africa.
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Gorteria
The 3 species are endemic to southern Africa.
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Haplocarpha
The 10 species are native to southern Africa, of which 5 occur in southern
Africa.
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Heterolepis
The 3 species are endemic to the Western Cape.
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Heterorhachis
The only species, Heterorhachis aculeata, is endemic to the
Northern and Western Cape.
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Hirpicium
The 12 species are native to southern and tropical Africa, of which 8
occur in southern Africa.
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Platycarpha
The 3 species are endemic to southern Africa.
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Publications
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Herman, P.P.J., Retief, E., Koekemoer, M.
& Welman, W.G. 2000. Asteraceae (Compositae). In: Seed Plants of
Southern Africa (ed. O.A. Leistner). Strelitzia 10: 101-170.
National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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