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Nemesia denticulata

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Species of plant in the genus Nemesia

Nemesia denticulata
Flowers
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Nemesia
Species: N. denticulata
Binomial name
Nemesia denticulata
(Benth.) A.L.Grant ex Fourc.
Synonyms
List
    • Diascia denticulata Benth.
    • Nemesia natalitia Sond.

Nemesia denticulata, the toothed aloha, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Nemesia of the figwort family Scrophulariaceae. It is native to the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa. A mat‑forming perennial useful for borders, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

The Latin specific epithet denticulata means "slightly toothed", referring to the notched petal edges.

References

  1. Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa 20: 73 (1941)
  2. ^ "Nemesia denticulata (Benth.) A.L.Grant ex Fourc". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  3. "Nemesia denticulata toothed aloha". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  4. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
Taxon identifiers
Nemesia denticulata
Diascia denticulata
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