Two new species of Nemesia (Scrophulariaceae) from the southern Cape, South Africa
Bothalia - African Biodiversity & Conservation
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Two new species of Nemesia (Scrophulariaceae) from the southern Cape, South Africa | |
| Creator | Steiner, K. E. | |
| Description | Two new species of Nemesia Vent, are described from South Africa. Nemesia fourcadei is an annual with small white flowers, a yellow-orange pubescent palate, and violet lines at the base of the upper lip. It differs from the similar looking N. lucida Benth. by having larger flowers with a more prominent spur (mostly 3.5—4.5 mm long vs 1.5 mm) and a pubescent palate. N. fourcadei is known from only two locations in the southern Cape. N. elata is a facultative perennial with white flowers, a lavender to purple reverse, and a white or very pale yellow palate. It is known only from the Langeberg and Oute-niqua Mountains between Swellendam and Montagu Pass. It is closest to N. fourcadei. but differs from that species by its more robust habit, the absence of a boss inside the corolla tube at the base of the hypochile, and a spur that is violet to purple at the base. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2010-07-24 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/abc.v40i2.206 | |
| Source | Bothalia; Vol 40, No 2 (2010); 161-166 2311-9284 0006-8241 | |
| Language | eng | |
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