Othonna cerarioides
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Othonna |
| Species: | O. cerarioides
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Othonna cerarioides is a species of the genus Othonna in the family Asteraceae found in Namaqualand, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Description[edit]
This species is described as an erect fleshy shrub 1–2 m tall with rod‐like stems and branches with waxy bark and having large numbers of 20–100mm spur-like shoots. Leaves are obovate-oblanceolate in shape and 5–40 × 3–15 mm. Leaves are clustered at the tips of the spur-shoots, but when flowering, the plant is leafless. Yellow flowers from April to August. The species is unique in the genus for its large size and unusual growth habit.[1]
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Close up of yellow flower -
Close up of leaves
Taxonomy[edit]
It was described by Magoswana et al. in 2020 as a new species[1] that had previously been called Othonna sp. A.[2] The species epithet refers to the foliage and habit resembling plants in the genus Ceraria.[1]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
The species is commonly found on rocky granite slopes on and around boulders at elevations above 600m around Springbok and O’kiep in northern Namaqualand, Northern Cape, but may also be found in the Richtersveld.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Magoswana, Simon Luvo; Boatwright, James Stephen; Magee, Anthony R.; Manning, John C. (2020). "Othonna cerarioides (Asteraceae: Othonnineae), a new species from Namaqualand, South Africa". Nordic Journal of Botany. 38 (3). doi:10.1111/njb.02588. ISSN 1756-1051. S2CID 216517359.
- ^ Manning, John C. (2013). "Othonna". In Snijman, D. (ed.). Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: the extra Cape Flora. Pretoria: South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI Publishing). ISBN 978-1919976778.
External links[edit]
Data related to Othonna cerarioides at Wikispecies
