Felicia douglasii (Asteraceae-Astereae), a distinctive new species from the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

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2017

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Elsevier

Abstract

Felicia Cass. (Asteraceae) is the largest of the African members of tribe Astereae, and comprises ±90 species from southern and tropical Africa to Arabia. As currently circumscribed, it is rather weakly diagnosed by the herbaceous or shrubby habit, mostly radiate capitula with epaleate receptacle, ± concolorous rays, mostly bisexual disc florets, and eglandular cypselas with several scabrid or barbellate pappus bristles (Grau, 1973; Herman et al., 2000; Manning and Goldblatt, 2012).

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Baviaanskloof, Eastern Cape, Homochrominae, Kouga, Varicoloured disc florets

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Manning, J.C. et al. (2017). Felicia douglasii (Asteraceae-Astereae), a distinctive new species from the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany, 114: 188 – 191