Nemesia versicolor | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
Genus: | Nemesia |
Species: | N. versicolor
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Binomial name | |
Nemesia versicolor E.Mey. ex Benth.
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Synonyms | |
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Nemesia versicolor (also known as the variable lionface or the Afrikaans names: kappieblommetjie and weeskindertjies) is a species of perennial flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae. [1] It is endemic to the Northern and Western Cape Provinces of South Africa. [2]
Nemesia versicolor has opposite, ovate to oblong-lanceolate leaves. The corolla is variable in colour. [3]
Nemesia versicolor is endemic to the Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces, but it is also found in the Eastern Cape. [1]
Nemesia versicolor is found in a subtropical biome on the coast. [4]
According to Plants of the World Online, Nemesia versicolor contains the following varieties: [4]
Nemesia versicolor | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
Genus: | Nemesia |
Species: | N. versicolor
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Binomial name | |
Nemesia versicolor E.Mey. ex Benth.
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Synonyms | |
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Nemesia versicolor (also known as the variable lionface or the Afrikaans names: kappieblommetjie and weeskindertjies) is a species of perennial flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae. [1] It is endemic to the Northern and Western Cape Provinces of South Africa. [2]
Nemesia versicolor has opposite, ovate to oblong-lanceolate leaves. The corolla is variable in colour. [3]
Nemesia versicolor is endemic to the Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces, but it is also found in the Eastern Cape. [1]
Nemesia versicolor is found in a subtropical biome on the coast. [4]
According to Plants of the World Online, Nemesia versicolor contains the following varieties: [4]