Manning, John C.Magee, Anthony R.Boatwright, James S.2017-12-062017-12-062017Manning, 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 – 1910254-6299http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2017.11.005http://hdl.handle.net/10566/3302Felicia 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).enThis is the author-version of the article published online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2017.11.005BaviaanskloofEastern CapeHomochrominaeKougaVaricoloured disc floretsArticle