| Hemimeris | |
|---|---|
| |
| Hemimeris warszewiczii | |
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Tribe: | Hemimerideae |
| Genus: |
Hemimeris L.f. [1] |
| Species | |
Hemimeris is a genus of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. [2] They secrete oils to attract specialized oil-collecting bees from the genus Rediviva. [3]
As of September 2020 [update], the following species were accepted: [2]
- Hemimeris centrodes Hiern
- Hemimeris gracilis Schltr.
- Hemimeris montana L.f.
- Hemimeris racemosa (Houtt.) Merr.
- Hemimeris sabulosa L.f.
- ^ Suppl. Pl.: 45 (1782)
- ^ a b "Hemimeris L.f." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ Buchmann, Stephen L. (1987). "The Ecology of Oil Flowers and their Bees". Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics. 18: 343–369. doi: 10.1146/annurev.es.18.110187.002015. JSTOR 2097136.
| Hemimeris | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Hemimeris warszewiczii | |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Tribe: | Hemimerideae |
| Genus: |
Hemimeris L.f. [1] |
| Species | |
Hemimeris is a genus of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. [2] They secrete oils to attract specialized oil-collecting bees from the genus Rediviva. [3]
As of September 2020 [update], the following species were accepted: [2]
- Hemimeris centrodes Hiern
- Hemimeris gracilis Schltr.
- Hemimeris montana L.f.
- Hemimeris racemosa (Houtt.) Merr.
- Hemimeris sabulosa L.f.
- ^ Suppl. Pl.: 45 (1782)
- ^ a b "Hemimeris L.f." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ Buchmann, Stephen L. (1987). "The Ecology of Oil Flowers and their Bees". Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics. 18: 343–369. doi: 10.1146/annurev.es.18.110187.002015. JSTOR 2097136.