Osteospermum

osteospermum Translingual thumb|Osteospermum spinosum species Osteospermum spinosum Etymology mul African daisy :af grc:ὀστέον<id:bone> grc:σπέρμα<id:seed> la:-um<id:accusative singular> 1737 1 mul Q1043 1737; standardized in 1753. Proper noun 1 f genus family Asteraceae African daisies or African daisy bush es, also called boneseeds. Usage notes Classification of species within tribe Calenduleae tribe, especially within Osteospermum and sister genus Dimorphotheca genus, has been particularly unstable since 1994. Hypernyms genus ; Asteroideae subfamily subfamily; Calenduleae tribetribe Hyponyms genus sections: Osteospermum sect. Acerosae section (= genus Gibbaria genus), Osteospermum sect. Calendula section (= genus Calendula genus), Osteospermum sect. Confusae section (= genus Norlindhia genus), Osteospermum sect. Efenestratae section (= genus Inuloides genus), Osteospermum sect. Homocarpae section (= genus Chrysanthemoides genus), Osteospermum sect. Nephrotheca section (= genus Nephrotheca genus), Osteospermum sect. Polygalina section (= genus Polygalina genus), Osteospermum sect. Trifenestratae section (= genus Tripteris genus), Osteospermum sect. Unifenestratae section (= genus Monoculus genus), Osteospermum sect. Xenismia section (= genus Oligocarpus genus) species: Osteospermum spinosum species type species; Osteospermum ilicifolium species (jolly boneseed), Osteospermum incanum species (grey bietou), Osteospermum junceum species, Osteospermum moniliferum species (bietou), Osteospermum monstrosum species (one-eyed monster), Osteospermum muricatum species (buchu boneseed), Osteospermum polygaloides species (common boneseed), Osteospermum scariosum species, Osteospermum sinuatum species, Osteospermum tomentosum species (woolly boneseed) selected other species; for all currently accepted species, see 10323-1. References Q942384 mul Composites